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Tunisia vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 3.8 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.8% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Tunisia
Housing: pay 68.2% more in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 17.0 times more in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Tunisia

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tunisia are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tunisia. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.8% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD489.86	$3.40 TND10.000	-49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD591.97	$4.85 TND14.260	-40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD177.41	$0.65 TND1.910	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD111.24	$0.26 TND0.760	-83.2%
Average			-61.8%

Gambia vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Gambia	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD37.96	$0.18 TND0.530	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD220.44	$5.46 TND16.060	+79.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD370.87	$1.88 TND5.540	-63.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD139.61	$1.63 TND4.790	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD88.88	$2.53 TND7.450	+106.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD66.66	$0.90 TND2.640	-2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD40.74	$1.42 TND4.180	+152.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.25	$0.48 TND1.420	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.44	$0.32 TND0.940	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.63	$0.33 TND0.960	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD31.85	$0.29 TND0.860	-33.5%
Average			+4.5%

Gambia vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD290.07	$3.21 TND9.430	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD474.88	$10.45 TND30.760	+59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD191,047.31	$38,990.39 TND114,730.620	+1379.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD416.39	$2.97 TND8.730	-48.3%
Average			+342.8%

Gambia vs. Tunisia - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.2% more for housing

	Gambia	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,265.77	$17.74 TND52.190	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,435.60	$205.53 TND604.780	+100.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,706.65	$139.80 TND411.370	+173.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,685.71	$37.08 TND109.100	+59.5%
Average			+68.2%

Gambia vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 17.0 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD489.86	$91.27 TND268.550	+1250.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,797.30	$2,766.14 TND8,139.460	+1946.9%
Average			+1598.8%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD340.63	$1.44 TND4.230	-69.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD221.42	$0.81 TND2.380	-73.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD122.47	$3.53 TND10.390	+109.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,714.53	$28.29 TND83.230	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD244.93	$5.06 TND14.890	+49.8%
Average			+7.1%

Gambia vs. Tunisia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Gambia	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,060.00	$40.73 TND119.860	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,214.65	$49.43 TND145.440	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,208.68	$93.37 TND274.740	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,306.78	$66.59 TND195.950	-23.4%
Average			-11.3%

Gambia 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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