Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 62.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Tunisia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 65.6% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Tunisia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
Aruba
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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