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
THB80.41
|
$3.13
TND9.870
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$4.25
TND13.390
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$4.92
TND15.520
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$1.78
TND5.620
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$1.46
TND4.610
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$2.36
TND7.450
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$0.77
TND2.420
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$1.33
TND4.200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$0.30
TND0.940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$3.00
TND9.440
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$9.30
TND29.330
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$35,666.41
TND112,456.200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$2.64
TND8.320
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$17.29
TND54.520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$193.39
TND609.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$130.14
TND410.340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$32.79
TND103.400
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$78.96
TND248.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$1,865.54
TND5,882.050
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$1.37
TND4.320
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$0.81
TND2.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$3.22
TND10.150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$27.05
TND85.280
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$4.08
TND12.870
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$36.55
TND115.230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$50.85
TND160.320
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$90.17
TND284.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$66.30
TND209.030
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