Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 7.5% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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