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Sousse vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sousse is 5.5% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Sousse
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Sousse
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Sousse
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Sousse
Childcare: pay 57.7% less in Sousse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Sousse
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Sousse

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

Sousse vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Sousse
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	$0.32 TND0.930	-42.3%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Sousse
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.16 TND0.480	-70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$6.79 TND19.920	+22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$1.88 TND5.500	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.77 TND5.190	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.59 TND7.590	-11.4%
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	$0.45 TND1.310	-49.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.30 TND0.890	-33.7%
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			-6.5%

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Sousse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$3.28 TND9.620	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$10.29 TND30.180	-66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$47,842.00 TND140,340.390	+120.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$4.46 TND13.080	-73.8%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	Nairobi	Sousse
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	$220.08 TND645.580	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$160.06 TND469.510	-22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$49.62 TND145.550	+69.2%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Sousse
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 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Sousse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.37 TND4.020	-40.9%
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	$3.69 TND10.820	+19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$28.42 TND83.360	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.52 TND19.120	-11.4%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Sousse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$42.30 TND124.090	+115.6%
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	$154.34 TND452.740	+127.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$84.03 TND246.490	+34.9%
Average			+106.5%

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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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