Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 58.7% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Colombo
|
Tunis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Tunis
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Colombo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 83.0% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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