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Tunisia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 30.1% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 75.9% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 46.9% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$3.40 TND10.000	-20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$4.85 TND14.260	-25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.65 TND1.910	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.26 TND0.760	-54.4%
Average			-23.3%

Ethiopia vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.18 TND0.530	-85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$5.46 TND16.060	+25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$1.88 TND5.540	-65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$1.63 TND4.790	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.53 TND7.450	-56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$0.90 TND2.640	-70.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$1.42 TND4.180	+229.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.48 TND1.420	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.32 TND0.940	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.33 TND0.960	+18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.29 TND0.860	-67.8%
Average			-16.1%

Ethiopia vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$3.21 TND9.430	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$10.45 TND30.760	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$38,990.39 TND114,730.620	-29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$2.97 TND8.730	-17.9%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 75.9% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$17.74 TND52.190	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$205.53 TND604.780	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$139.80 TND411.370	-72.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$37.08 TND109.100	-69.6%
Average			-75.9%

Ethiopia vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 46.9% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$91.27 TND268.550	-3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$2,766.14 TND8,139.460	-90.8%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.44 TND4.230	+59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$0.81 TND2.380	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$3.53 TND10.390	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$28.29 TND83.230	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$5.06 TND14.890	+35.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$40.73 TND119.860	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$49.43 TND145.440	-34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$93.37 TND274.740	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$66.59 TND195.950	-42.1%
Average			-21.7%

Ethiopia 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: December 2025

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