Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 12.8% cheaper than Morocco.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Morocco
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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