Cost of living comparison
Norway is 4.1 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 55.2% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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