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Tunis vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 46.0% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Tunis
Housing: pay 75.3% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 4.7 times more in Tunis

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

Tunis vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.13 TND12.170	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$5.16 TND15.210	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.71 TND2.090	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.31 TND0.900	-65.4%
Average			-26.9%

Freetown vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Freetown	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.21 TND0.630	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.35 TND15.790	+51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$1.86 TND5.490	-79.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.55 TND4.560	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.86 TND8.430	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.97 TND2.850	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.71 TND5.040	+88.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.53 TND1.570	+65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.32 TND0.960	-85.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.33 TND0.990	-63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.28 TND0.830	-61.7%
Average			-21.8%

Freetown vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Freetown	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.28 TND9.680	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.35 TND42.320
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$41,270.53 TND122K	+243.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$3.06 TND9.020	-71.5%
Average			+45.9%

Freetown vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.3% less for housing

	Freetown	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$21.37 TND63.010	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$287.52 TND847.710	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$179.84 TND530.240	-85.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$45.71 TND134.760	-58.6%
Average			-75.3%

Freetown vs. Tunis - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$115.64 TND340.960
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,528.63 TND10,403.700

Freetown vs. Tunis - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.72 TND5.070	+14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$0.95 TND2.810	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.53 TND10.390	+17.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$34.32 TND101.190	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.50 TND16.220
Average			-11.1%

Freetown vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$47.07 TND138.790	+370.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$61.70 TND181.920	+671.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$94.66 TND279.090	+373.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$73.03 TND215.330	+46.1%
Average			+365.3%

Freetown vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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