Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.5 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
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Tunis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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