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Tunisia vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 21.2% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 38.1% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Tunisia

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.1% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$3.40 TND10.000	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$4.85 TND14.260	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$0.65 TND1.910	-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.26 TND0.760	-58.4%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Colombia	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$0.18 TND0.530	-86.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$5.46 TND16.060	+119.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$1.88 TND5.540	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$1.63 TND4.790	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$2.53 TND7.450	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$0.90 TND2.640	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$1.42 TND4.180	+174.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.48 TND1.420	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.32 TND0.940	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.33 TND0.960	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.29 TND0.860	-42.2%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Colombia	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$3.21 TND9.430	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$10.45 TND30.760	-69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$38,990.39 TND114,730.620	+109.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$2.97 TND8.730	-81.9%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Colombia	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$17.74 TND52.190	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$205.53 TND604.780	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$139.80 TND411.370	-44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$37.08 TND109.100	-49.6%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Colombia	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$91.27 TND268.550	-61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$2,766.14 TND8,139.460	-52.0%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$1.44 TND4.230	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$0.81 TND2.380	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$3.53 TND10.390	+38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$28.29 TND83.230	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$5.06 TND14.890	+22.8%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Colombia	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$40.73 TND119.860	-33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$49.43 TND145.440	+22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$93.37 TND274.740	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$66.59 TND195.950	-18.1%
Average			-7.7%

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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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