Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 97.2% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 62.1% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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