Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 4.3 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.120
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$9.04
£7.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.290
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.420
|
$6.95
£5.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.540
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.720
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.650
|
$7.66
£6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.360
|
$72.11
£57.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
$32,288.44
£25,767.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.180
|
$17.18
£13.71
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
$68.19
£54.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND803.920
|
$1,183.91
£944.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND549.200
|
$968.65
£773.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
$209.19
£166.95
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND307.000
|
$1,174.87
£937.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
$18,512.04
£14,773.59
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.810
|
$6.33
£5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.060
|
$5.05
£4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
$21.31
£17.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.670
|
$52.74
£42.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$12.27
£9.79
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
$80.51
£64.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
$39.71
£31.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
$90.84
£72.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND240.370
|
$70.17
£56.00
|
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