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
BYN29.70
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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