Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 27.1% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Abuja
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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