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 CFA714
|
$3.13
TND9.410
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,287
|
$4.25
TND12.770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA445
|
$0.63
TND1.880
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA310
|
$0.27
TND0.820
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA417
|
$0.16
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,763
|
$4.92
TND14.800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,342
|
$1.78
TND5.360
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,668
|
$1.46
TND4.400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,185
|
$2.36
TND7.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA864
|
$0.77
TND2.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA290
|
$1.33
TND4.000
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA240
|
$0.48
TND1.450
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA609
|
$0.30
TND0.900
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA697
|
$0.27
TND0.820
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA358
|
$0.23
TND0.690
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,822
|
$3.00
TND9.010
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.30
TND27.980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,666.41
TND107,256.390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.64
TND7.940
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA26,150
|
$17.29
TND52.000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA238,159
|
$193.39
TND581.560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA166,711
|
$130.14
TND391.360
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA51,965
|
$32.79
TND98.620
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA71,448
|
$78.96
TND237.450
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,776,344
|
$1,865.54
TND5,610.070
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA667
|
$1.37
TND4.120
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA953
|
$0.81
TND2.440
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA953
|
$3.22
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA33,342
|
$27.05
TND81.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,763
|
$4.08
TND12.270
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.55
TND109.900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.85
TND152.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.17
TND271.150
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.30
TND199.370
|
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