Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 56.8% cheaper than Arkansas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.7% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 45.8% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 33.3% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 80.5% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 92.0% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.3% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 5.8% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
|
Arkansas
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.17
|
$3.13
TND10.090
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.46
|
$4.25
TND13.690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.63
TND2.020
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$0.27
TND0.880
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Arkansas
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$0.16
TND0.520
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
|
$4.92
TND15.870
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$1.78
TND5.750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$1.46
TND4.710
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.36
TND7.620
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.77
TND2.480
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.33
TND4.290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.48
TND1.550
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.30
TND0.970
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.27
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.23
TND0.740
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Arkansas
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.96
|
$3.00
TND9.660
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$9.30
TND30.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,279.05
|
$35,666.41
TND114,992.150
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
|
$2.64
TND8.510
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
|
Arkansas
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.15
|
$17.29
TND55.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,193.14
|
$193.39
TND623.500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$915.13
|
$130.14
TND419.590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.55
|
$32.79
TND105.730
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
|
Arkansas
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,045.28
|
$78.96
TND254.580
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,080.00
|
$1,865.54
TND6,014.690
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arkansas
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.33
|
$1.37
TND4.420
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$0.81
TND2.610
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$3.22
TND10.380
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
|
$27.05
TND87.200
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
|
$4.08
TND13.160
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Arkansas
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.46
|
$36.55
TND117.830
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.79
|
$50.85
TND163.930
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.01
|
$90.17
TND290.700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.19
|
$66.30
TND213.750
|
|
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