Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 48.0% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$66.30
TND209.790
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