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Tunis vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 23.6% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.7% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 38.1% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 9.7% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Tunis

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

Tunis vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.7% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY309.17	$4.13 TND12.110	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.40	$5.16 TND15.130	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.06	$0.71 TND2.080	-39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.89	$0.31 TND0.900	-31.0%
Average			-36.7%

Turkey vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Turkey	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.45	$0.21 TND0.620	-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY191.12	$5.35 TND15.710	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.83	$1.86 TND5.460	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.58	$1.55 TND4.540	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.73	$2.86 TND8.390	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.30	$0.97 TND2.840	+56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.63	$1.71 TND5.010	+78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.44	$0.53 TND1.560	+0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.35	$0.32 TND0.950	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.39	$0.33 TND0.980	+14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.52	$0.28 TND0.830	+14.4%
Average			+1.8%

Turkey vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.1% less for transportation

	Turkey	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.87	$3.28 TND9.630	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,233.55	$14.35 TND42.110	-50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,042,034.70	$41,270.53 TND121,063.540	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.34	$3.06 TND8.980	-59.4%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 9.7% less for housing

	Turkey	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.63	$21.37 TND62.690	+56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,907.50	$287.52 TND843.410	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,826.58	$179.84 TND527.550	-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,991.51	$45.71 TND134.070	-2.4%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Turkey	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,260.75	$115.64 TND339.230	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,752.56	$3,528.63 TND10,350.930	-65.1%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.59	$1.72 TND5.040	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.28	$0.95 TND2.790	-67.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.42	$3.53 TND10.340	+67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,240.27	$34.32 TND100.680	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.78	$5.50 TND16.140	-3.2%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Turkey	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,993.97	$47.07 TND138.090	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,849.51	$61.70 TND181.000	+41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,326.23	$94.66 TND277.680	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,612.06	$73.03 TND214.230	-14.0%
Average			+5.3%

Turkey vs. Tunis - 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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