Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Tunisia

Tunis vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 22.3% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 68.5% more in Tunis
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Tunis

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

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Tunis vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 52.0% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL185.00	$4.13 TND12.020	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL129.50	$5.16 TND15.020	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL21.27	$0.71 TND2.060	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL12.64	$0.31 TND0.890	-61.1%
Average			-52.0%

Maseru vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Maseru	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL11.84	$0.21 TND0.620	-71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL58.66	$5.35 TND15.590	+46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL64.10	$1.86 TND5.420	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL23.12	$1.55 TND4.500	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL43.04	$2.86 TND8.330	+6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.12	$0.97 TND2.820	+18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL15.64	$1.71 TND4.980	+75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL18.89	$0.53 TND1.550	-54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL16.79	$0.32 TND0.950	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL10.91	$0.33 TND0.970	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.23	$0.28 TND0.820	-59.5%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Maseru	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL73.45	$3.28 TND9.560	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL462.50	$14.35 TND41.800	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL324K	$41,270.53 TND120K	+104.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL91.57	$3.06 TND8.910	-46.3%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 68.5% more for housing

	Maseru	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL524.56	$21.37 TND62.230	-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,343.33	$287.52 TND837.210	+97.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,187.08	$179.84 TND523.670	+143.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$45.71 TND133.090
Average			+68.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL802.58	$115.64 TND336.730	+131.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL18,191.62	$3,528.63 TND10,274.790	+211.4%
Average			+171.4%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL32.37	$1.72 TND5.010	-14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL29.29	$0.95 TND2.770	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL78.62	$3.53 TND10.260	-28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL354.58	$34.32 TND99.940	+55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.50 TND16.020
Average			-8.8%

Maseru vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Maseru	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL709.16	$47.07 TND137.070	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL647.50	$61.70 TND179.670	+53.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,634.16	$94.66 TND275.630	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,312.49	$73.03 TND212.660	-49.3%
Average			+0.8%

Maseru vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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