Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 35.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$3.08
TND9.510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.26
TND0.810
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$4.68
TND14.460
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$1.76
TND5.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.34
TND7.250
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.73
TND2.270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.23
TND3.790
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$3.04
TND9.410
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$9.72
TND30.070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$2.91
TND9.000
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$208.82
TND645.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$146.16
TND452.030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$81.13
TND250.900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.22
TND3.790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$0.75
TND2.320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$26.72
TND82.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$4.18
TND12.940
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$64.57
TND199.690
|
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