Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 54.7% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.0% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 56.4% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 44.0% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 77.0% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 80.9% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.0% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 3.5% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$3.13
TND9.450
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$4.25
TND12.820
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.63
TND1.890
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.27
TND0.820
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.16
TND0.490
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.92
TND14.860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$1.78
TND5.380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$1.46
TND4.410
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.36
TND7.140
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.77
TND2.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.33
TND4.020
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.48
TND1.450
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.30
TND0.900
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.27
TND0.820
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.23
TND0.690
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.00
TND9.040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$9.30
TND28.090
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$35,666.41
TND107,691.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$2.64
TND7.970
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$17.29
TND52.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$193.39
TND583.920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$130.14
TND392.950
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$32.79
TND99.020
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$78.96
TND238.410
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$1,865.54
TND5,632.810
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.37
TND4.140
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$0.81
TND2.450
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$3.22
TND9.720
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$27.05
TND81.660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$4.08
TND12.320
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$36.55
TND110.340
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$50.85
TND153.520
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$90.17
TND272.250
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$66.30
TND200.170
|
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