Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 36.2% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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