Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 55.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$3.08
TND9.510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.26
TND0.810
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$4.68
TND14.460
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$1.76
TND5.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.34
TND7.250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.73
TND2.270
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.23
TND3.790
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$3.04
TND9.410
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$9.72
TND30.070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$2.91
TND9.000
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$208.82
TND645.830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$146.16
TND452.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$81.13
TND250.900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$1.22
TND3.790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.75
TND2.320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$26.72
TND82.640
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$4.18
TND12.940
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$64.57
TND199.690
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