Cost of living comparison

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Sfax vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Sfax is 0.9% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Sfax
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Sfax
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Sfax
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Sfax
Childcare: pay 5.9% more in Sfax
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Sfax
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Sfax

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

Sfax vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sfax instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Sfax
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. Sfax - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Sfax
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$0.21 TND0.600	+14.2%
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	$1.01 TND2.960	+12.8%
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	$0.36 TND1.040	+9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.850	$0.34 TND1.000	+16.5%
Average			+6.0%

Tunisia vs. Sfax - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Tunisia	Sfax
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.380	$3.29 TND9.620	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.600	$10.32 TND30.200	-1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114,136.090	$36,111.71 TND105,709.380	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.680	$3.07 TND8.990	+3.5%
Average			-0.7%

Tunisia vs. Sfax - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Tunisia	Sfax
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	$192.60 TND563.780	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND409.240	$134.13 TND392.630	-4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND108.540	$35.42 TND103.680	-4.5%
Average			-7.5%

Tunisia vs. Sfax - Cost of housing

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pay 5.9% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Sfax
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND267.160	$110.05 TND322.160	+20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,097.280	$2,522.09 TND7,382.880	-8.8%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Sfax
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	$3.61 TND10.570	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND82.800	$27.86 TND81.550	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.820	$4.64 TND13.590	-8.3%
Average			-1.3%

Tunisia vs. Sfax - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Tunisia	Sfax
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	$103.18 TND302.030	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND194.940	$66.03 TND193.300	-0.8%
Average			+2.9%

Tunisia vs. Sfax - 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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