Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 49.7% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.85
TND12.120
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.34
TND1.070
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.85
TND15.290
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$1.72
TND5.420
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$2.71
TND8.540
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.86
TND2.720
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.50
TND1.580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.31
TND0.970
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$3.06
TND9.650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$11.22
TND35.360
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$2.60
TND8.180
|
|
pay 77.1% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$254.97
TND803.920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$174.18
TND549.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$97.37
TND307.000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.84
TND5.810
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$0.97
TND3.060
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$30.98
TND97.670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$76.23
TND240.370
|
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