Cost of living comparison

 Burkina Faso
compared to
 Tunisia
Tunisia vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

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.

Tunisia vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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