Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 61.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 73.6% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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