Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 3.6 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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