Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 33.1% cheaper than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.2% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 16.4% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 29.7% less in Tunisia
- Housing
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pay 15.7% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 75.4% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 39.2% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% more in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON39.34
|
$3.13
TND9.730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
$4.25
TND13.200
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.89
|
$0.63
TND1.950
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.56
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.42
|
$4.92
TND15.310
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.09
|
$1.78
TND5.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.41
|
$2.36
TND7.350
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$0.77
TND2.390
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.02
|
$1.33
TND4.140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.97
|
$0.48
TND1.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.90
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.73
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.23
TND0.710
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON25.95
|
$3.00
TND9.310
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON95.28
|
$9.30
TND28.930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
$35,666.41
TND110,897.860
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON29.40
|
$2.64
TND8.210
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
$17.29
TND53.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
$193.39
TND601.300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
$130.14
TND404.650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
$32.79
TND101.970
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
$78.96
TND245.510
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
$1,865.54
TND5,800.540
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.26
|
$1.37
TND4.260
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.13
|
$0.81
TND2.520
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
$3.22
TND10.010
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON171.92
|
$27.05
TND84.090
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON28.45
|
$4.08
TND12.690
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
$36.55
TND113.630
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
$50.85
TND158.100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
$90.17
TND280.350
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON370.17
|
$66.30
TND206.140
|
|
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