Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 1.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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