Cost of living comparison

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Tunis vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 16.2% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% more in Tunis
Groceries: pay 5.6% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Tunis
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Tunis
Childcare: pay 27.1% more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Tunis
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Tunis

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Tunis are more expensive than in Tunisia.

Tunis vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.9% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND9.930	$4.13 TND12.060	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.170	$5.16 TND15.080	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.890	$0.71 TND2.070	+9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.760	$0.31 TND0.900	+18.6%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 5.6% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$0.21 TND0.620	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND15.950	$5.35 TND15.650	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.500	$1.86 TND5.440	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.760	$1.55 TND4.520	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.400	$2.86 TND8.360	+12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.620	$0.97 TND2.830	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.150	$1.71 TND4.990	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.410	$0.53 TND1.550	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.930	$0.32 TND0.950	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.950	$0.33 TND0.980	+2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.850	$0.28 TND0.830	-3.1%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.370	$3.28 TND9.590	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.550	$14.35 TND41.950	+37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114K	$41,270.53 TND121K	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.670	$3.06 TND8.950	+3.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Tunisia	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND51.830	$21.37 TND62.450	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND600.630	$287.52 TND840.230	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND408.550	$179.84 TND525.560	+28.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND108.350	$45.71 TND133.570	+23.3%
Average			+28.1%

Tunisia vs. Tunis - Cost of housing

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pay 27.1% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND266.710	$115.64 TND337.950	+26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,083.650	$3,528.63 TND10,311.930	+27.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.200	$1.72 TND5.030	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.360	$0.95 TND2.780	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.320	$3.53 TND10.300	-0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND82.660	$34.32 TND100.300	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.790	$5.50 TND16.080	+8.7%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Tunisia	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND119.040	$47.07 TND137.570	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND144.450	$61.70 TND180.320	+24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND272.860	$94.66 TND276.630	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND194.610	$73.03 TND213.430	+9.7%
Average			+12.9%

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