Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 24.5% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA480
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA361
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA467
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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