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Nairobi vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 54.1% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 61.1% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 46.1% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 TND12.400	$3.85 KES498.74	+0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 TND15.500	$6.17 KES797.98	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 TND2.150	$0.66 KES85.77	-0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TND1.100	$0.53 KES68.92	+56.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 61.1% more for groceries

	Tunis	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.15 TND0.490	$0.56 KES72.23	+266.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 TND15.640	$5.59 KES723.49	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.72 TND5.540	$3.35 KES433.79	+95.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND5.000	$1.70 KES220.38	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 TND8.730	$2.71 KES350.70	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 TND2.780	$1.26 KES163.56	+46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.86 TND6.000	$0.50 KES64.67	-73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 TND1.620	$0.87 KES113.09	+74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TND1.000	$0.46 KES59.16	+48.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.890	$0.48 KES62.45	+74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TND0.830	$0.56 KES72.00	+115.0%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Tunis	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 TND9.860	$6.17 KES799.16	+101.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.22 TND36.160	$30.83 KES3,989.92	+174.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,454.35 TND123,980.760	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	-49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.60 TND8.370	$13.87 KES1,795.47	+434.4%
Average			+165.3%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Tunis	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.62 TND72.920	$39.39 KES5,098.60	+74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.97 TND822.050	$428.53 KES55,464.39	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.18 TND561.580	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.70 TND128.000	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-43.6%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.37 TND313.930	$166.67 KES21,572.71	+71.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,244.15 TND10,459.470	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+146.8%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TND5.940	$2.31 KES299.24	+25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.97 TND3.130	$2.24 KES290.04	+130.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.20 TND10.330	$3.08 KES398.99	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.98 TND99.870	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 TND15.500	$6.17 KES797.98	+28.3%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 46.1% less for clothing

	Tunis	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 TND148.890	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 TND171.780	$22.95 KES2,970.28	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.44 TND298.030	$61.84 KES8,003.60	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.23 TND245.790	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-31.1%
Average			-46.1%

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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: January 2025

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