Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 29.7% cheaper than Amman.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Amman, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
|
Amman
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Amman
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
|
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