Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 38.4% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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