Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 74.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
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