Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 54.7% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.8% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 47.7% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 48.6% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 65.8% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 82.4% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.4% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 10.3% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.20
|
$3.13
TND9.350
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.85
|
$4.25
TND12.690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.24
|
$0.63
TND1.870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.27
TND0.820
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
$0.16
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.01
|
$4.92
TND14.710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.86
|
$1.78
TND5.330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
$1.46
TND4.370
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.44
|
$2.36
TND7.060
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.77
TND2.300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$1.33
TND3.980
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.48
TND1.440
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.15
|
$0.30
TND0.900
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.27
TND0.810
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.23
TND0.680
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.35
|
$3.00
TND8.950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.13
|
$9.30
TND27.810
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,817.19
|
$35,666.41
TND106,596.990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.82
|
$2.64
TND7.890
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.39
|
$17.29
TND51.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€577.00
|
$193.39
TND577.980
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€450.14
|
$130.14
TND388.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€132.24
|
$32.79
TND98.010
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€447.33
|
$78.96
TND235.990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,323.25
|
$1,865.54
TND5,575.580
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.41
|
$1.37
TND4.100
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.48
|
$0.81
TND2.420
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.45
|
$3.22
TND9.630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€45.83
|
$27.05
TND80.830
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.26
|
$4.08
TND12.200
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€68.95
|
$36.55
TND109.220
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.78
|
$50.85
TND151.960
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€75.68
|
$90.17
TND269.480
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€101.50
|
$66.30
TND198.140
|
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