Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 32.5% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.86
|
$3.85
TND12.120
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR993.29
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.57
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.83
|
$0.34
TND1.070
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.39
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.92
|
$4.85
TND15.290
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR428.32
|
$1.72
TND5.420
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.31
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.57
|
$2.71
TND8.540
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.80
|
$0.86
TND2.720
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.53
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.51
|
$0.50
TND1.580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.21
|
$0.31
TND0.970
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.35
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.54
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR655.18
|
$3.06
TND9.650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,342.29
|
$11.22
TND35.360
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,474,297.59
|
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,491.43
|
$2.60
TND8.180
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,407.30
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,869.73
|
$254.97
TND803.920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,775.04
|
$174.18
TND549.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,564.09
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,406.01
|
$97.37
TND307.000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,801.25
|
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR348.00
|
$1.84
TND5.810
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.10
|
$0.97
TND3.060
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.72
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,065.72
|
$30.98
TND97.670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR447.43
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
|
pay 84.6% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,242.91
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,211.10
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,195.51
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,097.99
|
$76.23
TND240.370
|
|
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