Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 40.8% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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