Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 29.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.08
TND9.510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.26
TND0.810
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.68
TND14.460
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$1.76
TND5.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.34
TND7.250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.73
TND2.270
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.23
TND3.790
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
| 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
TND0.720
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.04
TND9.410
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.72
TND30.070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.91
TND9.000
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$208.82
TND645.830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$146.16
TND452.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.13
TND250.900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.22
TND3.790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.75
TND2.320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.72
TND82.640
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.18
TND12.940
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$64.57
TND199.690
|
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