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Tunisia vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 19.6% cheaper than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 64.7% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 35.3% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 43.9% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	Burundi	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,039	$3.40 TND10.030	+25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,418	$4.85 TND14.300	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,046	$0.65 TND1.910	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,285	$0.26 TND0.760	-76.6%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Burundi	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,048	$0.18 TND0.530	-86.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,287	$5.46 TND16.100	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,193	$1.88 TND5.550	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,084	$1.63 TND4.810	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,282	$2.53 TND7.470	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,899	$0.90 TND2.650	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$1.42 TND4.190	+545.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,326	$0.48 TND1.420	-38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,794	$0.32 TND0.940	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.33 TND0.960	+47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF784	$0.29 TND0.860	+10.6%
Average			+21.5%

Burundi vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.7% less for transportation

	Burundi	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,207	$3.21 TND9.460	-37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF89,054	$10.45 TND30.840	-65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,990.39 TND115K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103K	$2.97 TND8.750	-91.5%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 35.3% less for housing

	Burundi	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204K	$17.74 TND52.340	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1M	$205.53 TND606.520	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF330K	$139.80 TND412.550	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$37.08 TND109.420
Average			-35.3%

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pay 43.9% less for childcare

	Burundi	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314K	$91.27 TND269.320	-13.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31M	$2,766.14 TND8,162.870	-73.9%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,044	$1.44 TND4.240	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,184	$0.81 TND2.390	-76.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,199	$3.53 TND10.420	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,499	$28.29 TND83.470	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,031	$5.06 TND14.940	+198.6%
Average			+26.5%

Burundi vs. Tunisia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$40.73 TND120.210
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.43 TND145.860
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$93.37 TND275.530
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$66.59 TND196.520

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