Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 2.5% cheaper than Eritrea.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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