Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 19.9% more expensive than Tunisia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.8% more in Tunis
- Groceries
-
pay 7.6% more in Tunis
- Transportation
-
pay 7.2% more in Tunis
- Housing
-
pay 29.4% more in Tunis
- Childcare
-
pay 48.6% more in Tunis
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.2% more in Tunis
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% more in Tunis
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Tunis are more expensive than in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND10.000
|
$3.85
TND12.290
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.570
|
$4.81
TND15.360
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND2.000
|
$0.67
TND2.130
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$0.34
TND1.090
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.15
TND0.490
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.730
|
$4.85
TND15.500
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.700
|
$1.72
TND5.490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.670
|
$1.55
TND4.950
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.550
|
$2.71
TND8.650
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.460
|
$0.86
TND2.760
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.250
|
$1.86
TND5.940
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.540
|
$0.50
TND1.600
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.960
|
$0.31
TND0.990
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.26
TND0.830
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.570
|
$3.06
TND9.770
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.720
|
$11.22
TND35.840
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,955.330
|
$38,454.35
TND122,862.890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.430
|
$2.60
TND8.290
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND55.240
|
$22.62
TND72.270
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND617.880
|
$254.97
TND814.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND415.810
|
$174.18
TND556.520
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.780
|
$39.70
TND126.850
|
|
pay 48.6% more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND252.280
|
$97.37
TND311.100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,960.460
|
$3,244.15
TND10,365.160
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.380
|
$1.84
TND5.890
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.590
|
$0.97
TND3.100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.290
|
$3.20
TND10.240
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND86.410
|
$30.98
TND98.970
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND13.040
|
$4.81
TND15.360
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND116.760
|
$46.18
TND147.540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND162.450
|
$53.28
TND170.230
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND288.080
|
$92.44
TND295.340
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND211.820
|
$76.23
TND243.570
|
|
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