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
₫48,875
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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