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Tunisia vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 29.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 82.6% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 21.8% less in Tunisia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	$3.13 TND10.030	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB563.59	$4.25 TND13.610	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB118.39	$0.63 TND2.010	-41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB53.58	$0.27 TND0.880	-43.7%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Moscow	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB68.31	$0.16 TND0.520	-74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB486.52	$4.92 TND15.780	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB393.86	$1.78 TND5.710	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB167.78	$1.46 TND4.690	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB219.24	$2.36 TND7.580	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB74.78	$0.77 TND2.460	+13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB73.69	$1.33 TND4.270	+99.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB79.01	$0.48 TND1.540	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB124.05	$0.30 TND0.960	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB27.52	$0.27 TND0.870	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.10	$0.23 TND0.730	+9.4%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Moscow	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB244.94	$3.00 TND9.600	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	$9.30 TND29.820	-67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	$35,666.41 TND114,328.260	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB642.49	$2.64 TND8.460	-54.6%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Moscow	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB704.36	$17.29 TND55.420	+171.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	$193.39 TND619.900	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	$130.14 TND417.170	-77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	$32.79 TND105.120	-62.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 82.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	$78.96 TND253.110	-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	$1,865.54 TND5,979.970	-82.1%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB338.15	$1.37 TND4.390	-55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB278.77	$0.81 TND2.600	-67.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB270.52	$3.22 TND10.320	+31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	$27.05 TND86.700	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB563.59	$4.08 TND13.080	-20.0%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 21.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	$36.55 TND117.150	-55.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	$50.85 TND162.990	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	$90.17 TND289.020	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	$66.30 TND212.510	-35.0%
Average			-21.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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