Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 40.1% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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