Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 54.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.38
|
$3.13
TND9.880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
$4.25
TND13.410
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.43
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.51
|
$4.92
TND15.540
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.27
|
$1.78
TND5.630
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$1.46
TND4.620
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.81
|
$2.36
TND7.460
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.33
TND4.200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.25
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.88
|
$3.00
TND9.460
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.95
|
$9.30
TND29.370
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
$35,666.41
TND112,608.460
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.22
|
$2.64
TND8.330
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
$17.29
TND54.590
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€624.82
|
$193.39
TND610.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€487.44
|
$130.14
TND410.890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
$32.79
TND103.540
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€484.40
|
$78.96
TND249.300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
$1,865.54
TND5,890.010
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.77
|
$1.37
TND4.330
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.61
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
$3.22
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.63
|
$27.05
TND85.390
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.94
|
$4.08
TND12.880
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
$36.55
TND115.380
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
$50.85
TND160.530
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
$90.17
TND284.680
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.91
|
$66.30
TND209.320
|
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