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Tunisia vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 2.9% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% more in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 30.9% more in Tunisia
Housing: pay 2.1% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Tunisia

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Tunisia are more expensive than in Algiers. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 5.8% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.05	$3.40 TND9.970	+0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.84	$4.85 TND14.220	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.99	$0.65 TND1.900	+9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.26 TND0.760	+12.9%
Average			+5.8%

Algiers vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Algiers	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$0.18 TND0.530	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.61	$5.46 TND16.010	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.85	$1.88 TND5.520	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.96	$1.63 TND4.780	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.30	$2.53 TND7.430	+8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.85	$0.90 TND2.630	-35.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.50	$1.42 TND4.170	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.43	$0.48 TND1.410	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.65	$0.32 TND0.940	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.10	$0.33 TND0.950	+13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.92	$0.29 TND0.860	+11.7%
Average			-9.1%

Algiers vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.9% more for transportation

	Algiers	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.35	$3.21 TND9.400	+141.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	$10.45 TND30.660	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	$38,990.39 TND114,374.950	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.07	$2.97 TND8.700	-14.1%
Average			+30.9%

Algiers vs. Tunisia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Algiers	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	$17.74 TND52.030	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	$205.53 TND602.910	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	$139.80 TND410.100	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	$37.08 TND108.760	+10.7%
Average			-2.1%

Algiers vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Algiers	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	$91.27 TND267.720	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	$2,766.14 TND8,114.220	-24.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.42	$1.44 TND4.220	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.01	$0.81 TND2.370	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.15	$3.53 TND10.360	+26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	$28.29 TND82.970	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.49	$5.06 TND14.850	-1.8%
Average			-1.5%

Algiers vs. Tunisia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Algiers	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	$40.73 TND119.490	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	$49.43 TND144.990	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	$93.37 TND273.890	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	$66.59 TND195.350	-10.1%
Average			+8.3%

Algiers vs. Tunisia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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