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Tunisia vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 61.1% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 47.2% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 60.5% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 80.2% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 17.0% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% less for restaurants

	Ireland	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.70 €17.13	$3.40 TND9.960	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.31 €9.84	$4.85 TND14.210	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 €2.08	$0.65 TND1.900	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.66	$0.26 TND0.760	-86.4%
Average			-74.8%

Ireland vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.2% less for groceries

	Ireland	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.77	$0.18 TND0.530	-91.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16 €4.48	$5.46 TND15.990	+5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 €5.12	$1.88 TND5.520	-68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 €3.53	$1.63 TND4.780	-59.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 €4.43	$2.53 TND7.420	-50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.19	$0.90 TND2.630	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$1.42 TND4.160	+46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.21	$0.48 TND1.410	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 €1.56	$0.32 TND0.940	-82.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$0.33 TND0.950	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.59	$0.29 TND0.860	-57.3%
Average			-47.2%

Ireland vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.5% less for transportation

	Ireland	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.74	$3.21 TND9.400	-58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$121.81 €105.92	$10.45 TND30.640	-91.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,319.33 €35,928.48	$38,990.39 TND114K	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.20 €19.30	$2.97 TND8.700	-86.6%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 80.2% less for housing

	Ireland	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.47 €44.76	$17.74 TND51.980	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,543.12 €1,341.80	$205.53 TND602.420	-86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,305.59 €1,135.25	$139.80 TND409.770	-89.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$178.90 €155.56	$37.08 TND108.680	-79.3%
Average			-80.2%

Ireland vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	Ireland	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,108.91 €964.24	$91.27 TND267.500	-91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,959.78 €6,051.75	$2,766.14 TND8,107.690	-60.3%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 €5.76	$1.44 TND4.210	-78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 €3.76	$0.81 TND2.370	-81.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.16 €16.66	$3.53 TND10.350	-81.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.57 €55.28	$28.29 TND82.910	-55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 €11.58	$5.06 TND14.840	-62.0%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

	Ireland	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.93 €78.19	$40.73 TND119.390	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 €35.71	$49.43 TND144.880	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.01 €83.48	$93.37 TND273.670	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.40 €83.83	$66.59 TND195.190	-30.9%
Average			-17.0%

Ireland 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: March 2026

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