Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 81.5% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.930
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.990
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.620
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.660
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.500
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.220
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.530
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.510
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.380
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND613.760
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND413.030
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 86.2% more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND250.600
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.350
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.570
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.840
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.950
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 56.1% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND210.410
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
|
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