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Tunisia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 38.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 37.2% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 43.9% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 78.6% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Tunisia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$3.13 TND10.030	-68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.25 TND13.610	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$0.63 TND2.010	-41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.27 TND0.880	-64.6%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 37.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$0.16 TND0.520	-93.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.40	$4.92 TND15.780	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$1.78 TND5.710	-67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.46 TND4.690	-33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.66	$2.36 TND7.580	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$0.77 TND2.460	-37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$1.33 TND4.270	+98.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.48	$0.48 TND1.540	-39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.30 TND0.960	-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.27 TND0.870	-68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.23 TND0.730	-72.4%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$3.00 TND9.600	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$368.69	$9.30 TND29.820	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	$35,666.41 TND114,328.260	+91.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$2.64 TND8.460	-24.1%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 43.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$17.29 TND55.420	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	$193.39 TND619.900	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	$130.14 TND417.170	-76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$32.79 TND105.120	+8.2%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 78.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	$78.96 TND253.110	-79.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$1,865.54 TND5,979.970	-77.9%
Average			-78.6%

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pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.37 TND4.390	-49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$0.81 TND2.600	-73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$3.22 TND10.320	-17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	$27.05 TND86.700	-49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$4.08 TND13.080	-17.8%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	$36.55 TND117.150	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$50.85 TND162.990	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	$90.17 TND289.020	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$66.30 TND212.510	-27.9%
Average			-10.3%

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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: January 2025

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