Cost of living comparison

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Al Marsa vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Al Marsa is 2.4% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Al Marsa
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Al Marsa
Transportation: pay 17.5% less in Al Marsa
Housing: pay 33.8% more in Al Marsa
Childcare: pay 9.4% less in Al Marsa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Al Marsa
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Al Marsa

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Al Marsa are more expensive than in Tunisia. Expenses including transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Al Marsa.

Al Marsa vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Marsa instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Al Marsa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND9.950	$3.44 TND10.070	+1.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.190	$5.16 TND15.100	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.900	$0.65 TND1.900	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.760	$0.25 TND0.730	-3.2%
Average			+1.1%

Tunisia vs. Al Marsa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Tunisia	Al Marsa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$0.18 TND0.540	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND15.970	$5.73 TND16.780	+5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.510	$1.98 TND5.810	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.770	$1.63 TND4.780	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.410	$2.63 TND7.690	+3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.630	$0.88 TND2.590	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.160	$1.38 TND4.050	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.410	$0.47 TND1.390	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.930	$0.33 TND0.960	+2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.950	$0.30 TND0.890	-6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.850	$0.22 TND0.650	-23.4%
Average			-1.5%

Tunisia vs. Al Marsa - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

	Tunisia	Al Marsa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.380	$3.29 TND9.620	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.600	$6.88 TND20.140	-34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114,136.090	$35,079.95 TND102,689.110	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.680	$2.13 TND6.220	-28.4%
Average			-17.5%

Tunisia vs. Al Marsa - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Tunisia	Al Marsa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND51.920	$15.05 TND44.050	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND601.650	$355.39 TND1,040.310	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND409.240	$286.60 TND838.960	+105.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND108.540	$26.83 TND78.550	-27.6%
Average			+33.8%

Tunisia vs. Al Marsa - Cost of housing

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pay 9.4% less for childcare

	Tunisia	Al Marsa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND267.160	$85.98 TND251.690	-5.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,097.280	$2,407.45 TND7,047.290	-13.0%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Al Marsa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.210	$1.55 TND4.530	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.370	$0.75 TND2.200	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.330	$3.44 TND10.070	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND82.800	$45.74 TND133.900	+61.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.820	$4.64 TND13.590	-8.3%
Average			+10.3%

Tunisia vs. Al Marsa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Al Marsa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND119.240	$45.40 TND132.890	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND144.690	$44.71 TND130.880	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND273.320	$91.71 TND268.470	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND194.940	$66.03 TND193.300	-0.8%
Average			-0.2%

Tunisia vs. Al Marsa - Cost of clothing

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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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