Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 60.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.45
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.17
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.43
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.33
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.38
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.87
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€53.18
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,151.07
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€982.90
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€171.94
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€947.43
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,733.26
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.52
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.62
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€92.48
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€49.20
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€110.27
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€137.44
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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