Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 8.7 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 8.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.930
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.990
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.620
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.660
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.500
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.220
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.530
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.510
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.380
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND613.760
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND413.030
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 24.5 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND250.600
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.350
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.570
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.840
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.950
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND210.410
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
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