Cost of living comparison

 Central African Republic
compared to
 Tunisia
Tunisia vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 64.2% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 69.9% less in Tunisia
Groceries
pay 44.4% less in Tunisia
Transportation
pay 67.7% less in Tunisia
Housing
pay 92.4% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.8% less in Tunisia

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Central African Republic, you would:

pay 69.9% less for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,608
$3.13
TND9.070
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA6,912
$4.25
TND12.300
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,152
$0.63
TND1.820

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Tunisia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,613
$0.16
TND0.470
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,728
$4.92
TND14.260
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA9,594
$1.78
TND5.160

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pay 67.7% less for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,233
$3.00
TND8.680
Monthly public transit pass ?? $9.30
TND26.960
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,666.41
TND103,343.430

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pay 92.4% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Tunisia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $17.29
TND50.100
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,119,494
$193.39
TND560.340
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,354,963
$130.14
TND377.090

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $78.96
TND228.790
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,865.54
TND5,405.410

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,613
$1.37
TND3.970
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,382
$0.81
TND2.350
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,304
$3.22
TND9.330

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Tunisia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $36.55
TND105.890
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $50.85
TND147.330
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $90.17
TND261.250

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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: July 2025
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