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Tunisia

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 38.5% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 13.5% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 22.1% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Tunis. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

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Ouagadougou vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 TND11.970	$7.25 F CFA4,249	+81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 TND17.950	$7.25 F CFA4,249	+20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 TND2.460	$1.08 F CFA633	+31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 TND1.150	$1.08 F CFA633	+181.3%
Average			+59.0%

Tunis vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Tunis	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 TND1.120	$1.11 F CFA650	+195.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 TND15.170	$8.54 F CFA4,999	+68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.640	$7.59 F CFA4,447	+301.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 TND5.320	$2.56 F CFA1,500	+43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$9.29 F CFA5,442	+243.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.900	$2.13 F CFA1,247	+119.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.72 TND8.120	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 TND1.540	$1.55 F CFA907	+200.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$1.74 F CFA1,020	+387.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.71 F CFA416	+82.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.77 F CFA454	+167.9%
Average			+162.4%

Tunis vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Tunis	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$5.49 F CFA3,217	+72.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 TND49.860	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 TND8.500	$7.34 F CFA4,299	+157.9%
Average			+42.1%

Tunis vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.5% more for housing

	Tunis	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.330	$54.06 F CFA31,661	+163.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.01 TND1,152.910	$341.40 F CFA200K	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.38 TND750.800	$230.45 F CFA135K	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.31 TND138.320	$136.41 F CFA79,896	+194.6%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 22.1% less for childcare

	Tunis	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.50 TND309.130	$34.14 F CFA19,996	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,246.91 TND9,697.720	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	+84.0%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$1.19 F CFA700	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$1.99 F CFA1,166	+74.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 TND10.970	$1.32 F CFA775	-64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.22 TND102.210	$59.75 F CFA34,993	+74.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 TND17.950	$6.83 F CFA3,999	+13.6%
Average			+12.1%

Tunis vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Tunis	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.640	$34.14 F CFA19,996	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.660	$51.21 F CFA29,994	-14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.96 TND304.530	$85.35 F CFA49,990	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.81 TND256.280	$102.42 F CFA59,988	+19.4%
Average			-9.4%

Tunis vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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