Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 28.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
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Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$66.30
TND210.410
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