Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 47.4% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Rome, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Rome
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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