Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Tunisia

Tunisia vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 14.2% cheaper than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 10.1% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 66.1% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Tunisia

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Tunisia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tunisia.

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Tunisia vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.4% less for restaurants

	Kenya	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 KES513.81	$3.69 TND11.010	-6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 KES842.08	$4.93 TND14.740	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KES74.64	$0.66 TND1.980	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 KES73.50	$0.30 TND0.890	-47.5%
Average			-16.4%

Kenya vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Kenya	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KES73.38	$0.23 TND0.690	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 KES654.07	$5.56 TND16.620	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 KES364.50	$1.80 TND5.390	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 KES218.44	$1.57 TND4.700	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 KES338.09	$2.53 TND7.550	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 KES147.75	$0.91 TND2.730	-19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 KES55.09	$1.63 TND4.860	+283.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KES81.85	$0.53 TND1.590	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 KES43.54	$0.34 TND1.020	+2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES42.99	$0.34 TND1.010	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 KES45.50	$0.30 TND0.910	-13.2%
Average			-4.3%

Kenya vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Kenya	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 KES742.41	$3.13 TND9.360	-45.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 KES3,896.40	$10.80 TND32.280	-64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,967.15 KES3M	$37,447.81 TND112K	+87.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.32 KES1,598.52	$3.00 TND8.970	-75.6%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 10.1% less for housing

	Kenya	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.50 KES4,347.14	$19.04 TND56.890	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.27 KES27,025.43	$195.88 TND585.220	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.35 KES21,195.68	$138.42 TND413.570	-15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.61 KES4,490.62	$37.74 TND112.770	+9.1%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 66.1% less for childcare

	Kenya	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.67 KES21,757.09	$76.01 TND227.100	-54.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,284.02 KES1M	$2,600.52 TND7,769.510	-74.7%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 KES278.31	$1.49 TND4.450	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 KES316.97	$0.98 TND2.920	-60.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 KES417.11	$3.53 TND10.540	+9.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 KES4,158.65	$26.97 TND80.570	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.52 KES1,106.12	$4.92 TND14.700	-42.3%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.22 KES2,105.20	$40.70 TND121.590	+150.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.38 KES2,645.16	$51.12 TND152.730	+150.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.38 KES4,590.56	$89.52 TND267.470	+153.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.71 KES4,633.90	$76.17 TND227.580	+113.3%
Average			+141.4%

Kenya vs. Tunisia - Cost of clothing

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