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
MVR84.72
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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