Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 50.2% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.2% less in Tunis
- Groceries
-
pay 42.6% less in Tunis
- Housing
-
pay 55.9% less in Tunis
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.1% less in Tunis
- Clothing
-
pay 38.3% less in Tunis
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Tunis.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$3.85
TND11.850
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$4.81
TND14.820
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.67
TND2.060
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.15
TND0.470
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.85
TND14.950
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$1.72
TND5.300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.55
TND4.780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.71
TND8.350
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.86
TND2.660
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.86
TND5.730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.50
TND1.540
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.31
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.28
TND0.850
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.26
TND0.800
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.06
TND9.430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.22
TND34.570
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,454.35
TND118,526.390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.60
TND8.000
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.62
TND69.720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$254.97
TND785.880
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$174.18
TND536.880
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$39.70
TND122.370
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$97.37
TND300.110
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,244.15
TND9,999.320
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.84
TND5.680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$0.97
TND3.000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.20
TND9.880
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.98
TND95.480
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$4.81
TND14.820
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$46.18
TND142.340
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.28
TND164.220
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$92.44
TND284.920
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.23
TND234.970
|
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