Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 3.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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