Cost of living comparison

 Panama
compared to
 Tunisia
Tunisia vs. Panama Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 51.7% cheaper than Panama overall.

Restaurants
pay 61.3% less in Tunisia
Groceries
pay 44.2% less in Tunisia
Transportation
pay 20.5% less in Tunisia
Housing
pay 66.9% less in Tunisia
Childcare
pay 72.7% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.4% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Panama Cost Breakdown

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

pay 61.3% less for restaurants

 
Panama
Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.45
PAB8.45
$3.13
TND9.700
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.90
PAB7.90
$4.25
TND13.160
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.54
PAB1.54
$0.63
TND1.940

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pay 44.2% less for groceries

 
Panama
Tunisia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.19
PAB2.19
$0.16
TND0.500
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.66
PAB5.66
$4.92
TND15.260
Milk (1 gallon) $6.43
PAB6.43
$1.78
TND5.520

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

 
Panama
Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
PAB3.92
$3.00
TND9.280
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
PAB25.00
$9.30
TND28.830
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,916.67
PAB18,916.67
$35,666.41
TND110,530.960

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pay 66.9% less for housing

 
Panama
Tunisia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$47.61
PAB47.61
$17.29
TND53.580
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $747.76
PAB747.76
$193.39
TND599.320
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $567.84
PAB567.84
$130.14
TND403.310

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

 
Panama
Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $302.08
PAB302.08
$78.96
TND244.700
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,548.17
PAB6,548.17
$1,865.54
TND5,781.350

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pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Panama
Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.95
PAB1.95
$1.37
TND4.250
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
PAB3.39
$0.81
TND2.510
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.38
PAB5.38
$3.22
TND9.980

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Panama
Tunisia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.41
PAB47.41
$36.55
TND113.250
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.81
PAB34.81
$50.85
TND157.570
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.21
PAB81.21
$90.17
TND279.420

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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: April 2025
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