Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 21.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
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
TND9.870
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.25
TND13.390
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.92
TND15.520
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$1.78
TND5.620
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.46
TND4.610
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.36
TND7.450
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.77
TND2.420
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.33
TND4.200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.30
TND0.940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.00
TND9.440
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.30
TND29.330
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,666.41
TND112,456.200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.64
TND8.320
|
|
pay 81.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.29
TND54.520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$193.39
TND609.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$130.14
TND410.340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$32.79
TND103.400
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$78.96
TND248.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,865.54
TND5,882.050
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.37
TND4.320
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.81
TND2.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.22
TND10.150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$27.05
TND85.280
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.08
TND12.870
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$36.55
TND115.230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$50.85
TND160.320
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.17
TND284.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$66.30
TND209.030
|
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