Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON53.85
|
$3.85
TND11.920
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON34.27
|
$4.81
TND14.900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.07
|
$0.67
TND2.070
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.01
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.34
|
$0.15
TND0.470
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON20.56
|
$4.85
TND15.030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON28.81
|
$1.72
TND5.330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.89
|
$1.55
TND4.800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.04
|
$2.71
TND8.390
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.66
|
$0.86
TND2.680
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.49
|
$1.86
TND5.770
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.41
|
$0.50
TND1.550
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.00
|
$0.31
TND0.960
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.30
|
$0.28
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.00
|
$0.26
TND0.800
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON27.69
|
$3.06
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON78.33
|
$11.22
TND34.760
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON118,155.56
|
$38,454.35
TND119,170.850
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON26.44
|
$2.60
TND8.040
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON42.51
|
$22.62
TND70.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,735.14
|
$254.97
TND790.150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,804.97
|
$174.18
TND539.800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON591.01
|
$39.70
TND123.040
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,398.95
|
$97.37
TND301.750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON48,309.15
|
$3,244.15
TND10,053.690
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.69
|
$1.84
TND5.710
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.39
|
$0.97
TND3.010
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON27.17
|
$3.20
TND9.930
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON226.48
|
$30.98
TND96.000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON39.16
|
$4.81
TND14.900
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON356.31
|
$46.18
TND143.110
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON180.29
|
$53.28
TND165.110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON390.52
|
$92.44
TND286.470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON480.75
|
$76.23
TND236.250
|
|
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