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Tunisia vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 35.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% more in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Tunisia
Housing: pay 52.9% more in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 6.9% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Tunisia

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Tunisia are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 44.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP206.15	$3.13 TND10.030	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP239.14	$4.25 TND13.610	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.99	$0.63 TND2.010	+87.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$0.27 TND0.880	+123.1%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.96	$0.16 TND0.520	-75.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.52	$4.92 TND15.780	+210.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP172.60	$1.78 TND5.710	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.62	$1.46 TND4.690	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.50	$2.36 TND7.580	+20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.74	$0.77 TND2.460	+12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.83	$1.33 TND4.270	+471.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.08	$0.48 TND1.540	+202.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.77	$0.30 TND0.960	+55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.98	$0.27 TND0.870	+25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.63	$0.23 TND0.730	+20.6%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Cairo	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.53	$3.00 TND9.600	+195.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP412.31	$9.30 TND29.820	+14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	$35,666.41 TND114,328.260	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.79	$2.64 TND8.460	+5.7%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 52.9% more for housing

	Cairo	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP492.23	$17.29 TND55.420	+78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	$193.39 TND619.900	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	$130.14 TND417.170	+0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP693.23	$32.79 TND105.120	+140.2%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 6.9% less for childcare

	Cairo	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	$78.96 TND253.110	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	$1,865.54 TND5,979.970	-4.3%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP72.15	$1.37 TND4.390	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP78.09	$0.81 TND2.600	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.77	$3.22 TND10.320	+76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP942.07	$27.05 TND86.700	+45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP154.62	$4.08 TND13.080	+34.0%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	$36.55 TND117.150	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	$50.85 TND162.990	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	$90.17 TND289.020	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	$66.30 TND212.510	+23.7%
Average			+4.2%

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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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