Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tunis vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary
Tunis is 36.5% cheaper than Djibouti.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.8% less in Tunis
- Groceries
-
pay 31.7% less in Tunis
- Transportation
-
pay 38.5% less in Tunis
- Housing
-
pay 73.6% less in Tunis
- Childcare
-
pay 62.7% less in Tunis
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.6% less in Tunis
- Clothing
-
pay 58.1% more in Tunis
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tunis.
Tunis vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tunis instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
DJF1,747
|
$4.13
TND11.960
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.63
DJF2,246
|
$5.16
TND14.950
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
DJF337
|
$0.71
TND2.050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
DJF333
|
$0.31
TND0.890
|
|
Djibouti vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.26
DJF1,647
|
$0.21
TND0.610
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
DJF850
|
$5.35
TND15.520
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
DJF1,701
|
$1.86
TND5.400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.85
DJF1,218
|
$1.55
TND4.480
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.24
DJF1,465
|
$2.86
TND8.290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
DJF302
|
$0.97
TND2.810
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
DJF98
|
$1.71
TND4.950
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DJF226
|
$0.53
TND1.540
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.32
TND0.940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
DJF98
|
$0.33
TND0.970
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
DJF110
|
$0.28
TND0.820
|
|
Djibouti vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
DJF1,171
|
$3.28
TND9.520
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.27
DJF3,782
|
$14.35
TND41.610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,800.12
DJF6,010,607
|
$41,270.53
TND119,639.960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.72
DJF8,485
|
$3.06
TND8.870
|
|
Djibouti vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation
pay 73.6% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.94
DJF10,482
|
$21.37
TND61.950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,431.52
DJF254,564
|
$287.52
TND833.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$477.17
DJF84,855
|
$179.84
TND521.350
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$398.07
DJF70,788
|
$45.71
TND132.500
|
|
Djibouti vs. Tunis - Cost of housing
pay 62.7% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.12
DJF59,593
|
$115.64
TND335.240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,793.05
DJF1,563,649
|
$3,528.63
TND10,229.220
|
|
Djibouti vs. Tunis - Cost of childcare
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
DJF998
|
$1.72
TND4.980
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
DJF649
|
$0.95
TND2.760
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.71
DJF481
|
$3.53
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.08
DJF15,307
|
$34.32
TND99.490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
DJF1,497
|
$5.50
TND15.950
|
|
Djibouti vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 58.1% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.10
DJF7,487
|
$47.07
TND136.460
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.65
DJF3,494
|
$61.70
TND178.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.50
DJF21,962
|
$94.66
TND274.410
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.14
DJF9,983
|
$73.03
TND211.720
|
|
Djibouti vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing
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