Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 25.6% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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