Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 12.3% cheaper than Tunisia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
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