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Tunis vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 35.3% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 75.5% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Tunis

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON57.56	$3.85 TND12.400	-67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON36.63	$4.81 TND15.500	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON9.70	$0.67 TND2.150	-66.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON10.70	$0.34 TND1.100	-84.6%
Average			-63.8%

Bucharest vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.71	$0.15 TND0.490	-87.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON21.97	$4.85 TND15.640	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON30.80	$1.72 TND5.540	-72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON15.92	$1.55 TND5.000	-52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON15.00	$2.71 TND8.730	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.84	$0.86 TND2.780	+47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.74	$1.86 TND6.000	+141.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.65	$0.50 TND1.620	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON4.28	$0.31 TND1.000	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.46	$0.28 TND0.890	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON2.14	$0.26 TND0.830	-41.3%
Average			-19.4%

Bucharest vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON29.60	$3.06 TND9.860	-49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON83.73	$11.22 TND36.160	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON126,302.34	$38,454.35 TND123,980.760	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON28.26	$2.60 TND8.370	-55.4%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Bucharest	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON45.44	$22.62 TND72.920	+141.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,923.73	$254.97 TND822.050	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,929.43	$174.18 TND561.580	-56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON631.76	$39.70 TND128.000	-69.5%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 75.5% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,564.36	$97.37 TND313.930	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON51,640.05	$3,244.15 TND10,459.470	-69.5%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON15.70	$1.84 TND5.940	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON15.39	$0.97 TND3.130	-69.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON29.04	$3.20 TND10.330	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON242.09	$30.98 TND99.870	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON41.86	$4.81 TND15.500	-44.2%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON380.88	$46.18 TND148.890	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON192.72	$53.28 TND171.780	+34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON417.44	$92.44 TND298.030	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON513.90	$76.23 TND245.790	-27.9%
Average			-6.8%

Bucharest vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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