Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.4 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
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pay 37.7% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$115.43
€109.47
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