Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 44.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Riga, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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