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Tunisia vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 2.3% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL193.48	$3.40 TND10.030	-70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL135.43	$4.85 TND14.300	-39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL22.25	$0.65 TND1.910	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL13.22	$0.26 TND0.760	-67.2%
Average			-57.2%

Lesotho vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL12.39	$0.18 TND0.530	-75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL61.35	$5.46 TND16.100	+49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL67.04	$1.88 TND5.550	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL24.18	$1.63 TND4.810	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL45.01	$2.53 TND7.470	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.72	$0.90 TND2.650	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL16.35	$1.42 TND4.190	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL19.75	$0.48 TND1.420	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL17.56	$0.32 TND0.940	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.41	$0.33 TND0.960	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.74	$0.29 TND0.860	-58.3%
Average			-23.2%

Lesotho vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL76.82	$3.21 TND9.460	-29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL483.69	$10.45 TND30.840	-63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL339K	$38,990.39 TND115K	+93.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL95.77	$2.97 TND8.750	-48.0%
Average			-12.1%

Lesotho vs. Tunisia - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Lesotho	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL548.60	$17.74 TND52.340	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,450.70	$205.53 TND606.520	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,241.47	$139.80 TND412.550	+89.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$37.08 TND109.420
Average			+28.1%

Lesotho vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL839.36	$91.27 TND269.320	+82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL19,025.20	$2,766.14 TND8,162.870	+144.1%
Average			+113.3%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL33.86	$1.44 TND4.240	-28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL30.63	$0.81 TND2.390	-55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL82.23	$3.53 TND10.420	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL370.83	$28.29 TND83.470	+28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.06 TND14.940
Average			-21.1%

Lesotho vs. Tunisia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL741.66	$40.73 TND120.210	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL677.17	$49.43 TND145.860	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,709.04	$93.37 TND275.530	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,418.46	$66.59 TND196.520	-53.8%
Average			-11.8%

Lesotho 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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