Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 53.7% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Vila
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 88.1% less for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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