Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 24.3% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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