Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 30.9% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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