Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 11.4% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.08
TND9.580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.22
TND13.150
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.68
TND14.570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$1.76
TND5.470
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.42
TND4.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.34
TND7.300
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.73
TND2.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.23
TND3.820
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.30
TND0.940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.04
TND9.480
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$9.72
TND30.290
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,826.68
TND108,485.100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$2.91
TND9.060
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$17.81
TND55.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$208.82
TND650.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$146.16
TND455.290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$33.32
TND103.780
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$81.13
TND252.710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$2,010.30
TND6,262.070
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$0.75
TND2.340
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$3.24
TND10.100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$26.72
TND83.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$4.18
TND13.030
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.81
TND111.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.84
TND158.370
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.85
TND261.200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.57
TND201.130
|
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