Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 31.5% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.7% more in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 35.9% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 38.1% less in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
-
pay 61.6% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.2% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$3.13
TND10.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,625
|
$4.25
TND13.570
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.63
TND2.000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,139
|
$4.92
TND15.730
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,763
|
$1.78
TND5.700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$1.46
TND4.670
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,594
|
$2.36
TND7.550
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$0.77
TND2.460
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.33
TND4.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$0.48
TND1.540
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.30
TND0.960
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$3.00
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.30
TND29.720
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,666.41
TND113,955.330
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.64
TND8.430
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,212
|
$17.29
TND55.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,944
|
$193.39
TND617.880
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,860
|
$130.14
TND415.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,064
|
$32.79
TND104.780
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,083
|
$78.96
TND252.280
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,468,568
|
$1,865.54
TND5,960.460
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$1.37
TND4.380
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$0.81
TND2.590
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$3.22
TND10.290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,972
|
$27.05
TND86.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,139
|
$4.08
TND13.040
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.55
TND116.760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.85
TND162.450
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.17
TND288.080
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.30
TND211.820
|
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