Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 69.5% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.0% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 76.7% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 61.3% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 87.4% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 90.2% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.0% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 27.0% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$3.13
TND9.650
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$4.25
TND13.090
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.63
TND1.930
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
pay 76.7% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$4.92
TND15.170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$1.78
TND5.490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$1.46
TND4.510
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$2.36
TND7.290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.77
TND2.370
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.33
TND4.100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.48
TND1.480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$0.30
TND0.920
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.23
TND0.710
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$3.00
TND9.230
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$9.30
TND28.680
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$35,666.41
TND109,933.230
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$2.64
TND8.130
|
|
pay 87.4% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$17.29
TND53.290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$193.39
TND596.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$130.14
TND401.130
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$32.79
TND101.080
|
|
pay 90.2% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$78.96
TND243.380
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$1,865.54
TND5,750.090
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$1.37
TND4.230
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$0.81
TND2.500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$3.22
TND9.930
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$27.05
TND83.360
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$4.08
TND12.580
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$36.55
TND112.640
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$50.85
TND156.720
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$90.17
TND277.910
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$66.30
TND204.340
|
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