Cost of living comparison

Somalia

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Tunisia

Tunis vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 91.1% more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Tunis
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Tunis
Housing: pay 23.1% more in Tunis
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in Tunis
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Tunis

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Tunis are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 SOS1,999	$4.13 TND11.940	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,571	$5.16 TND14.930	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS286	$0.71 TND2.050	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 SOS186	$0.31 TND0.890	-5.7%
Average			+17.1%

Mogadishu vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS928	$0.21 TND0.610	-87.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,428	$5.35 TND15.500	+114.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 SOS3,063	$1.86 TND5.390	-65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SOS1,111	$1.55 TND4.470	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 SOS939	$2.86 TND8.270	+73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS777	$0.97 TND2.800	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS259	$1.71 TND4.940	+276.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 SOS713	$0.53 TND1.540	-57.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$0.32 TND0.940	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SOS315	$0.33 TND0.970	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.28 TND0.820	-58.4%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,234	$3.28 TND9.500	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,425	$14.35 TND41.540	-28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4M	$41,270.53 TND119K	+450.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,313	$3.06 TND8.860	-47.2%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 23.1% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,083	$21.37 TND61.840	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.50 SOS89,972	$287.52 TND832.080	+82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.50 SOS49,984	$179.84 TND520.460	+105.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.28 SOS36,148	$45.71 TND132.270	-27.8%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 SOS28,562	$115.64 TND334.670	+131.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$570.00 SOS326K	$3,528.63 TND10,211.860	+519.1%
Average			+325.2%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,285	$1.72 TND4.980	-57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 SOS857	$0.95 TND2.760	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 SOS686	$3.53 TND10.200	+193.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,090	$34.32 TND99.320	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.50 TND15.920
Average			+27.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.50 SOS9,997	$47.07 TND136.230	+169.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,900	$61.70 TND178.570	+153.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.67 SOS15,233	$94.66 TND273.950	+255.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.50 SOS34,561	$73.03 TND211.360	+20.7%
Average			+149.6%

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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: June 2026

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