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Tunis vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 21.6% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Tunis
Housing: pay 25.0% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Tunis
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Tunis

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Tunis are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Tunis. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$4.13 TND12.110	-48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.16 TND15.130	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.71 TND2.080	-48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.31 TND0.900	-62.7%
Average			-43.3%

Damascus vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Damascus	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$0.21 TND0.620	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$5.35 TND15.710	+233.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$1.86 TND5.460	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$1.55 TND4.540	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.86 TND8.390	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$0.97 TND2.840	+114.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$1.71 TND5.010	+124.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.53 TND1.560	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.32 TND0.950	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.33 TND0.980	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.28 TND0.830	-5.4%
Average			+30.6%

Damascus vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Damascus	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$3.28 TND9.630	-79.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$14.35 TND42.110	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$41,270.53 TND121,063.540	+175.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$3.06 TND8.980	-56.3%
Average			+6.0%

Damascus vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.0% less for housing

	Damascus	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$21.37 TND62.690	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$287.52 TND843.410	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$179.84 TND527.550	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$45.71 TND134.070	-58.8%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$115.64 TND339.230	+135.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$3,528.63 TND10,350.930	+107.0%
Average			+121.1%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$1.72 TND5.040	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$0.95 TND2.790	-50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.53 TND10.340	+17.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$34.32 TND100.680	+111.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.50 TND16.140	+83.4%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Damascus	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$47.07 TND138.090	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$61.70 TND181.000	+49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$94.66 TND277.680	+64.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$73.03 TND214.230	-8.7%
Average			+28.0%

Damascus vs. Tunis - 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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