Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 13.7% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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