Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 40.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$3.08
TND9.610
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$4.22
TND13.180
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$4.68
TND14.600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$1.76
TND5.490
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.42
TND4.420
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$2.34
TND7.320
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$0.73
TND2.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$1.23
TND3.830
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.30
TND0.940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$3.04
TND9.500
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$9.72
TND30.360
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$34,826.68
TND108,745.880
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$2.91
TND9.080
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$17.81
TND55.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$208.82
TND652.050
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$146.16
TND456.390
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$33.32
TND104.030
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$81.13
TND253.320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$2,010.30
TND6,277.120
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$1.22
TND3.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$0.75
TND2.340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$3.24
TND10.130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$26.72
TND83.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$4.18
TND13.060
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$35.81
TND111.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$50.84
TND158.750
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$83.85
TND261.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$64.57
TND201.610
|
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