Cost of living comparison
Russia is 43.8% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 43.4% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
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