Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 11.4% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
|
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