Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 21.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.4% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 48.5% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 27.9% more in Tunisia
- Housing
-
pay 81.4% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.1% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Tunisia
The cost of clothing and transportation in Tunisia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tunisia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.13
TND9.680
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.25
TND13.140
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.63
TND1.940
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.92
TND15.230
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$1.78
TND5.510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.46
TND4.520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.36
TND7.310
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.77
TND2.380
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.33
TND4.120
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
TND1.490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.23
TND0.710
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.00
TND9.270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.30
TND28.780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,666.41
TND110,342.110
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.64
TND8.160
|
|
pay 81.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.29
TND53.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$193.39
TND598.290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$130.14
TND402.620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$32.79
TND101.460
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$78.96
TND244.280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,865.54
TND5,771.470
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.37
TND4.240
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.81
TND2.510
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.22
TND9.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$27.05
TND83.670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.08
TND12.620
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$36.55
TND113.060
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$50.85
TND157.300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.17
TND278.950
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$66.30
TND205.100
|
|
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