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Tunisia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 20.1% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 5.4% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD313.70	$3.40 TND9.970	-42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD271.50	$4.85 TND14.220	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.38	$0.65 TND1.900	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.08	$0.26 TND0.760	-78.7%
Average			-46.9%

Macedonia vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.29	$0.18 TND0.530	-74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.27	$5.46 TND16.010	+31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.15	$1.88 TND5.520	-61.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.48	$1.63 TND4.780	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.05	$2.53 TND7.430	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.17	$0.90 TND2.630	+96.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.32	$1.42 TND4.170	+119.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.73	$0.48 TND1.410	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.21	$0.32 TND0.940	-59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.10	$0.33 TND0.950	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.77	$0.29 TND0.860	-37.6%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD297.49	$3.21 TND9.400	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,509.87	$10.45 TND30.660	-63.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,725,383.39	$38,990.39 TND114,374.950	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD297.42	$2.97 TND8.700	-47.2%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	Macedonia	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD844.74	$17.74 TND52.030	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,597.16	$205.53 TND602.910	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,934.29	$139.80 TND410.100	-32.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,565.74	$37.08 TND108.760	-64.7%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 5.4% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,499.47	$91.27 TND267.720	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,242.84	$2,766.14 TND8,114.220	+50.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.09	$1.44 TND4.220	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.19	$0.81 TND2.370	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD163.73	$3.53 TND10.360	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,757.13	$28.29 TND82.970	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD275.97	$5.06 TND14.850	-2.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,155.06	$40.73 TND119.490	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,933.12	$49.43 TND144.990	+35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,264.17	$93.37 TND273.890	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,258.42	$66.59 TND195.350	-33.0%
Average			-3.4%

Macedonia 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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