Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 57.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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