Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 5.1 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Missouri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.930
|
$16.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
$9.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.990
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Missouri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$2.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.620
|
$5.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.660
|
$3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
$3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.500
|
$4.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.220
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.530
|
$2.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Missouri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.510
|
$3.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
$113.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
$32,085.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.380
|
$16.28
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Missouri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
$66.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND613.760
|
$1,115.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND413.030
|
$919.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
$157.57
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Missouri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND250.600
|
$1,010.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
$21,080.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Missouri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.350
|
$4.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.570
|
$4.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
$7.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.840
|
$36.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.950
|
$12.55
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Missouri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
$51.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
$40.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
$85.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND210.410
|
$94.21
|
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