Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 49.6% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Rome, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.04
|
$0.60
TND1.850
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.35
TND1.090
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.37
|
$5.12
TND15.850
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$1.74
TND5.380
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$1.61
TND4.970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$2.61
TND8.090
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.85
TND2.620
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.51
TND4.670
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.34
TND1.040
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.28
TND0.860
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.25
TND0.770
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.84
|
$3.05
TND9.440
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$10.72
TND33.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
$38,384.65
TND118,711.430
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.43
|
$2.85
TND8.800
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
$23.34
TND72.170
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
$243.54
TND753.190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€663.73
|
$170.39
TND526.950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
$43.08
TND133.240
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€475.26
|
$93.99
TND290.690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
$2,893.78
TND8,949.520
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.60
TND4.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.84
TND2.590
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.20
|
$30.01
TND92.810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
$43.24
TND133.720
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
$53.70
TND166.080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
$89.56
TND276.990
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.08
|
$76.96
TND238.000
|
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