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
TJS59.76
|
$3.85
TND12.120
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.34
TND1.070
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$4.85
TND15.290
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$1.72
TND5.420
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.71
TND8.540
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$0.86
TND2.720
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$0.50
TND1.580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.31
TND0.970
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$3.06
TND9.650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$11.22
TND35.360
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$2.60
TND8.180
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$254.97
TND803.920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$174.18
TND549.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$97.37
TND307.000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$1.84
TND5.810
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$0.97
TND3.060
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$30.98
TND97.670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$76.23
TND240.370
|
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