Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 49.7% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.4% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 33.2% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 48.0% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 70.5% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 82.1% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.0% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 4.8% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.41
|
$3.13
TND9.680
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
$4.25
TND13.140
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.63
TND1.940
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$4.92
TND15.230
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$1.78
TND5.510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$1.46
TND4.520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.98
|
$2.36
TND7.310
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.77
TND2.380
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.33
TND4.120
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.48
TND1.490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.23
TND0.710
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$3.00
TND9.270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€34.91
|
$9.30
TND28.780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,550.91
|
$35,666.41
TND110,342.110
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.93
|
$2.64
TND8.160
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
$17.29
TND53.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€828.23
|
$193.39
TND598.290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€673.80
|
$130.14
TND402.620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
$32.79
TND101.460
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€418.84
|
$78.96
TND244.280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,243.38
|
$1,865.54
TND5,771.470
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$1.37
TND4.240
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.81
TND2.510
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
$3.22
TND9.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.69
|
$27.05
TND83.670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.22
|
$4.08
TND12.620
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.65
|
$36.55
TND113.060
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
$50.85
TND157.300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€73.79
|
$90.17
TND278.950
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.30
|
$66.30
TND205.100
|
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