Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.4 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.120
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.290
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.420
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.540
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.720
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.650
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.360
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.180
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND803.920
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND549.200
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND307.000
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.810
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.060
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.670
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND240.370
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
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