Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.9 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
|
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