Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 2.4 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 28.9% more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
|
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