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Tunis vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 23.1% cheaper than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 71.8% less in Tunis
Groceries
pay 55.6% less in Tunis
Housing
pay 88.0% more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.1% less in Tunis

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tunis. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tunis.

Tunis vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 71.8% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.13
TND12.060
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.16
TND15.080
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
KPW2,102
$0.71
TND2.070

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Tunis
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
KPW2,161
$0.21
TND0.620
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.35
TND15.650
Milk (1 gallon) $3.70
KPW3,332
$1.86
TND5.440

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.28
TND9.590
Monthly public transit pass ?? $14.35
TND41.950
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $41,270.53
TND121K

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pay 88.0% more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Tunis
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $21.37
TND62.450
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.44
KPW84,095
$287.52
TND840.230
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.80
KPW237K
$179.84
TND525.560

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $115.64
TND337.950
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,528.63
TND10,311.930

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $14.02
KPW12,614
$1.72
TND5.030
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
KPW1,051
$0.95
TND2.780
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.53
TND10.300

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Tunis
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $47.07
TND137.570
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $61.70
TND180.320
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $94.66
TND276.630

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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: March 2026
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