Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 15.3% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$2.31
TND7.290
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$4.31
TND13.570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$1.72
TND5.410
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.83
TND2.620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$0.24
TND0.760
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$2.72
TND8.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$10.84
TND34.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$2.62
TND8.260
|
|
pay 19.3% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$167.41
TND527.520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$128.64
TND405.340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$61.08
TND192.480
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$25.01
TND78.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$4.59
TND14.450
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$57.48
TND181.110
|
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