Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 59.6% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.8% less in Tunisia
- Groceries
-
pay 54.8% less in Tunisia
- Transportation
-
pay 52.8% less in Tunisia
- Housing
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pay 68.0% less in Tunisia
- Childcare
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pay 84.1% less in Tunisia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.0% less in Tunisia
- Clothing
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pay 18.4% less in Tunisia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of France, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.14
|
$3.13
TND10.040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.52
|
$4.25
TND13.620
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.65
|
$0.63
TND2.010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.80
|
$0.27
TND0.880
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
France
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.66
|
$0.16
TND0.520
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.19
|
$4.92
TND15.790
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.37
|
$1.78
TND5.720
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.67
|
$1.46
TND4.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.64
|
$2.36
TND7.580
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.23
|
$0.77
TND2.470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$1.33
TND4.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.24
|
$0.48
TND1.550
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.43
|
$0.30
TND0.960
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
France
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€7.02
|
$3.00
TND9.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.79
|
$9.30
TND29.850
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,269.78
|
$35,666.41
TND114,420.310
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€17.10
|
$2.64
TND8.470
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
France
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€29.11
|
$17.29
TND55.470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€726.35
|
$193.39
TND620.400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€585.19
|
$130.14
TND417.500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€135.65
|
$32.79
TND105.210
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
France
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€668.34
|
$78.96
TND253.310
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,872.55
|
$1,865.54
TND5,984.780
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€6.01
|
$1.37
TND4.400
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.91
|
$0.81
TND2.600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.46
|
$3.22
TND10.330
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.77
|
$27.05
TND86.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.71
|
$4.08
TND13.090
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
France
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€86.78
|
$36.55
TND117.240
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.56
|
$50.85
TND163.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€88.61
|
$90.17
TND289.260
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€122.87
|
$66.30
TND212.680
|
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