Cost of living comparison
Bern is 7.4 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Bern instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 20.8 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
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