Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 44.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.60
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.35
TND1.090
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.12
TND15.850
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$1.74
TND5.380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.61
TND4.970
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.61
TND8.090
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.85
TND2.620
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.51
TND4.670
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.34
TND1.040
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.28
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.25
TND0.770
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.05
TND9.440
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.72
TND33.140
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$38,384.65
TND118,711.430
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.85
TND8.800
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$23.34
TND72.170
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$243.54
TND753.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$170.39
TND526.950
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$43.08
TND133.240
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$93.99
TND290.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,893.78
TND8,949.520
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.60
TND4.950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.84
TND2.590
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$30.01
TND92.810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.80
TND14.840
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$43.24
TND133.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$53.70
TND166.080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$89.56
TND276.990
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.96
TND238.000
|
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