Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 60.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.29
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.66
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.42
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.26
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.58
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.63
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.54
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.94
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€781.50
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€676.02
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€534.51
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.36
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.54
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.96
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.95
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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