Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 35.4% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
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