Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 60.0% cheaper than Belgium overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.7% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 48.5% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 49.2% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 75.4% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 86.1% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.4% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 22.6% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€17.40
|
$3.13
TND9.700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€9.89
|
$4.25
TND13.160
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.53
|
$0.63
TND1.940
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.24
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.08
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.11
|
$4.92
TND15.260
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.05
|
$1.78
TND5.520
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.13
|
$1.46
TND4.530
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.36
|
$2.36
TND7.320
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.01
|
$0.77
TND2.380
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.33
TND4.120
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.48
TND1.490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.66
|
$0.23
TND0.710
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.31
|
$3.00
TND9.280
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€41.44
|
$9.30
TND28.830
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€25,209.10
|
$35,666.41
TND110,530.960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€23.74
|
$2.64
TND8.180
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€45.03
|
$17.29
TND53.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€743.73
|
$193.39
TND599.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€643.35
|
$130.14
TND403.310
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€140.61
|
$32.79
TND101.630
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€508.68
|
$78.96
TND244.700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,537.65
|
$1,865.54
TND5,781.350
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€3.96
|
$1.37
TND4.250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.20
|
$0.81
TND2.510
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.29
|
$3.22
TND9.980
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€32.87
|
$27.05
TND83.820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.38
|
$4.08
TND12.650
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€84.69
|
$36.55
TND113.250
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€39.51
|
$50.85
TND157.570
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€82.48
|
$90.17
TND279.420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€114.15
|
$66.30
TND205.450
|
|
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