Cost of living comparison

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Tunis is 26.2% cheaper than Kuwait City.

If you lived in Tunis instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

 
Kuwait City
Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.75
KWD3.000
$3.85
TND12.120
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.13
KWD2.500
$4.81
TND15.160
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
KWD0.210
$0.67
TND2.110

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

 
Kuwait City
Tunis
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
KWD0.310
$0.15
TND0.480
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.63
KWD0.810
$4.85
TND15.290
Milk (1 gallon) $5.77
KWD1.780
$1.72
TND5.420

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

 
Kuwait City
Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.28
KWD0.400
$3.06
TND9.650
Monthly public transit pass $48.77
KWD15.010
$11.22
TND35.360
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570

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pay 41.1% less for housing

 
Kuwait City
Tunis
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.66
KWD8.210
$22.62
TND71.320
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $879.86
KWD270.760
$254.97
TND803.920
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $681.04
KWD209.580
$174.18
TND549.200

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

 
Kuwait City
Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $464.57
KWD142.960
$97.37
TND307.000
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kuwait City
Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
KWD0.500
$1.84
TND5.810
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.99
KWD1.840
$0.97
TND3.060
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.09
KWD0.950
$3.20
TND10.100

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

 
Kuwait City
Tunis
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.27
KWD13.010
$46.18
TND145.600
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.44
KWD15.830
$53.28
TND167.990
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.02
KWD28.620
$92.44
TND291.460

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