Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 37.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.31
TND7.240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.54
TND1.680
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.31
TND13.480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$1.72
TND5.380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.86
TND5.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.63
TND1.970
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.83
TND2.600
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$2.72
TND8.520
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$10.84
TND33.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$2.62
TND8.210
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$167.41
TND524.000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$128.64
TND402.630
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$61.08
TND191.190
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$25.01
TND78.270
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.59
TND14.350
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.48
TND179.910
|
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