Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 35.6% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
|
Sofia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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