Cost of living comparison

 Damascus, Syria
compared to
 Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 26.6% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants
pay 25.2% less in Tunis
Groceries
pay 17.6% more in Tunis
Transportation
pay 20.8% less in Tunis
Housing
pay 20.5% less in Tunis
Childcare
pay 99.0% more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.7% more in Tunis
Clothing
pay 91.7% more in Tunis

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tunis are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Tunis. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Damascus, you would:

pay 25.2% less for restaurants

 
Damascus
Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SYP65,010
$3.85
TND11.490
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$4.81
TND14.370
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
SYP13,652
$0.67
TND2.000

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pay 17.6% more for groceries

 
Damascus
Tunis
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$0.15
TND0.450
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$4.85
TND14.500
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
SYP52,594
$1.72
TND5.140

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

 
Damascus
Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.92
SYP207,051
$3.06
TND9.140
Monthly public transit pass $17.00
SYP221,034
$11.22
TND33.520
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
$38,454.35
TND114,929.370

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pay 20.5% less for housing

 
Damascus
Tunis
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.75
SYP867,884
$22.62
TND67.600
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $282.23
SYP3,669,607
$254.97
TND762.030
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.72
SYP1,894,661
$174.18
TND520.580

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pay 99.0% more for childcare

 
Damascus
Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $48.33
SYP628,430
$97.37
TND291.010
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
$3,244.15
TND9,695.860

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pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Damascus
Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SYP16,252
$1.84
TND5.510
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
SYP16,578
$0.97
TND2.900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SYP39,006
$3.20
TND9.580

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pay 91.7% more for clothing

 
Damascus
Tunis
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.00
SYP286,044
$46.18
TND138.020
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.50
SYP305,547
$53.28
TND159.240
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$47.50
SYP617,595
$92.44
TND276.270

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