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Tunisia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 49.7% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 91.6% more in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Tunisia
Housing: pay 79.1% more in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 49.9% more in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% more in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Tunisia

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Tunisia are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP189.36	$3.40 TND9.680	-15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP234.70	$4.85 TND13.800	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP16.97	$0.65 TND1.850	+79.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.37	$0.26 TND0.740	+64.4%
Average			+31.1%

Egypt vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.6% more for groceries

	Egypt	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.08	$0.18 TND0.510	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP70.79	$5.46 TND15.540	+261.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP154.96	$1.88 TND5.360	-43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP67.17	$1.63 TND4.640	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP96.00	$2.53 TND7.210	+23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.36	$0.90 TND2.550	+38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.42	$1.42 TND4.040	+395.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP9.97	$0.48 TND1.370	+126.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.32	$0.32 TND0.910	+104.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.39	$0.33 TND0.930	+81.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP7.93	$0.29 TND0.830	+72.4%
Average			+91.6%

Egypt vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Egypt	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP60.90	$3.21 TND9.130	+146.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP349.28	$10.45 TND29.760	+40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP2M	$38,990.39 TND111K	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP145.42	$2.97 TND8.450	-4.4%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 79.1% more for housing

	Egypt	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP585.36	$17.74 TND50.500	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,358.64	$205.53 TND585.250	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP3,996.03	$139.80 TND398.090	+63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP621.30	$37.08 TND105.580	+179.6%
Average			+79.1%

Egypt vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 49.9% more for childcare

	Egypt	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,345.56	$91.27 TND259.880	+27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP75,384.08	$2,766.14 TND7,876.570	+71.9%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP78.44	$1.44 TND4.090	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP65.84	$0.81 TND2.300	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP93.30	$3.53 TND10.050	+77.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,018.77	$28.29 TND80.540	+30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP152.15	$5.06 TND14.410	+55.9%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Egypt	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,150.22	$40.73 TND115.990	+66.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,093.09	$49.43 TND140.750	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,418.98	$93.37 TND265.870	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,174.57	$66.59 TND189.620	+43.5%
Average			+25.2%

Egypt 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: February 2026

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