Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 3.9% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.60
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.35
TND1.090
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$5.12
TND15.850
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$1.74
TND5.380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.61
TND4.970
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.61
TND8.090
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.85
TND2.620
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$1.51
TND4.670
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.34
TND1.040
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.28
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.25
TND0.770
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$3.05
TND9.440
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$10.72
TND33.140
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$38,384.65
TND118,711.430
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$2.85
TND8.800
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$23.34
TND72.170
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$243.54
TND753.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$170.39
TND526.950
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$43.08
TND133.240
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$93.99
TND290.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$2,893.78
TND8,949.520
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$1.60
TND4.950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$0.84
TND2.590
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$30.01
TND92.810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$43.24
TND133.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$53.70
TND166.080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$89.56
TND276.990
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$76.96
TND238.000
|
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