Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 19.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$2.31
TND7.260
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.46
TND10.860
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.54
TND1.680
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.31
TND13.510
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$1.72
TND5.390
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.86
TND5.850
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.63
TND1.970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.83
TND2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$2.72
TND8.540
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$10.84
TND34.010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$27,518.48
TND86,297.970
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$2.62
TND8.220
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
Somalia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$19.59
TND61.430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$167.41
TND525.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$128.64
TND403.410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$29.75
TND93.290
|
|
pay 82.2% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$61.08
TND191.560
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$2,342.76
TND7,346.890
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.22
TND3.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.74
TND8.590
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$25.01
TND78.420
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.59
TND14.380
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$37.90
TND118.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$43.96
TND137.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$88.95
TND278.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$57.48
TND180.250
|
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