Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 67.5% cheaper than Boston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.3% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 66.0% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 45.0% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 85.6% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 94.6% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 77.7% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 23.3% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Boston, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
|
Boston
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$3.13
TND10.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$4.25
TND13.610
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$0.63
TND2.010
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$0.27
TND0.880
|
|
pay 66.0% less for groceries
|
Boston
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$0.16
TND0.520
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$4.92
TND15.780
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$1.78
TND5.710
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$1.46
TND4.690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$2.36
TND7.580
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.77
TND2.460
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.33
TND4.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$0.48
TND1.540
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$0.30
TND0.960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Boston
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$3.00
TND9.600
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$9.30
TND29.820
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$35,666.41
TND114,328.260
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$2.64
TND8.460
|
|
pay 85.6% less for housing
|
Boston
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$17.29
TND55.420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$193.39
TND619.900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$130.14
TND417.170
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$32.79
TND105.120
|
|
pay 94.6% less for childcare
|
Boston
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$78.96
TND253.110
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$1,865.54
TND5,979.970
|
|
pay 77.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Boston
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.37
TND4.390
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$0.81
TND2.600
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$3.22
TND10.320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$27.05
TND86.700
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$4.08
TND13.080
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Boston
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$36.55
TND117.150
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$50.85
TND162.990
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$90.17
TND289.020
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$66.30
TND212.510
|
|
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