Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.6 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$6.59
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$7.64
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$30.01
€28.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$634.68
€608.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$557.32
€534.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$463.20
€444.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$3.71
€3.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$49.36
€47.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$115.38
€110.63
|
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