Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 49.6% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 53.7% more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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