Cost of living comparison

Mali

compared to

Tunisia

Tunisia vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 34.0% cheaper than Mali overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 38.2% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 45.4% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 58.1% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Tunisia

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Mali, you would:

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pay 39.7% less for restaurants

	Mali	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.70 F CFA3,762	$3.13 TND9.090	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.42 F CFA3,605	$4.25 TND12.330	-33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 F CFA433	$0.63 TND1.820	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA325	$0.27 TND0.790	-52.9%
Average			-39.7%

Mali vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.2% less for groceries

	Mali	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 F CFA619	$0.16 TND0.470	-85.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.92 TND14.290
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.46 F CFA5,311	$1.78 TND5.170	-81.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.13 F CFA1,755	$1.46 TND4.240	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00 F CFA3,367	$2.36 TND6.860	-60.6%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.77 TND2.230
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 F CFA281	$1.33 TND3.860	+166.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 F CFA561	$0.48 TND1.400	-51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 F CFA561	$0.30 TND0.870	-70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.27 TND0.790
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 F CFA421	$0.23 TND0.660	-69.5%
Average			-38.2%

Mali vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

	Mali	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 F CFA3,077	$3.00 TND8.700	-45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.30 TND27.010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,666.41 TND103,539.600
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.64 TND7.660
Average			-45.4%

Mali vs. Tunisia - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.1% less for housing

	Mali	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.27 F CFA23,158	$17.29 TND50.190	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$193.39 TND561.410
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$130.14 TND377.800
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$32.79 TND95.200
Average			-58.1%

Mali vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mali	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$78.96 TND229.220
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,865.54 TND5,415.670

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mali	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 F CFA1,339	$1.37 TND3.980	-42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 F CFA1,060	$0.81 TND2.350	-57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.93 F CFA524	$3.22 TND9.350	+245.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.41 F CFA37,830	$27.05 TND78.510	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.67 F CFA3,183	$4.08 TND11.850	-28.1%
Average			+11.5%

Mali vs. Tunisia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mali	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$36.55 TND106.090
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.85 TND147.610
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$90.17 TND261.750
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$66.30 TND192.460

Mali vs. Tunisia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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