Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tunis is 47.4% cheaper than Rome.

If you lived in Tunis instead of Rome, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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