Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 1.9% cheaper than Burundi.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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