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Monastir vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Monastir is 9.5% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% less in Monastir
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Monastir
Transportation: pay 23.6% less in Monastir
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Monastir
Childcare: pay 57.7% less in Monastir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in Monastir
Clothing: pay 97.3% more in Monastir

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

Monastir vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monastir instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 26.2% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Monastir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$3.77 TND11.070	-35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.14 TND15.090	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.71 TND2.070	+0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.31 TND0.900	-44.4%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Monastir
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.16 TND0.480	-70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$6.58 TND19.290	+18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$1.88 TND5.500	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.54 TND4.520	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.74 TND8.040	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.78 TND2.280	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.53 TND4.500	+222.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.53 TND1.550	-40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.32 TND0.950	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.34 TND1.000	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.30 TND0.890	-39.9%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 23.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Monastir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$3.27 TND9.600	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$11.55 TND33.870	-62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$41,157.36 TND120,731.570	+89.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$3.05 TND8.950	-82.1%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Nairobi	Monastir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$18.69 TND54.830	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$208.62 TND611.970	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$137.37 TND402.950	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$45.58 TND133.700	+55.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Monastir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$107.18 TND314.410	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,230.85 TND9,477.430	-63.2%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Monastir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.71 TND5.030	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.01 TND2.980	-57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.52 TND10.310	+13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$24.87 TND72.940	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.49 TND16.100	-25.4%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 97.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Monastir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$46.95 TND137.710	+139.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$61.74 TND181.100	+148.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$113.36 TND332.530	+66.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$84.03 TND246.490	+34.9%
Average			+97.3%

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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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