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Tunisia vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 36.3% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 74.3% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Tunisia
Housing: pay 84.4% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.4% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 57.6% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.5% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$3.40 TND9.940	-90.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$4.85 TND14.180	-64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$0.65 TND1.900	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.26 TND0.760	-67.7%
Average			-73.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.3% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$0.18 TND0.530	-89.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$5.46 TND15.960	-72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$1.88 TND5.510	-89.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$1.63 TND4.770	-73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$2.53 TND7.400	-70.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$0.90 TND2.620	-63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.42 TND4.150	-64.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.48 TND1.410	-86.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$0.32 TND0.930	-80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.33 TND0.950	-64.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.29 TND0.850	-64.0%
Average			-74.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$3.21 TND9.380	+97.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$10.45 TND30.570	+21.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$38,990.39 TND114,046.880	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$2.97 TND8.680	-69.5%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 84.4% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$17.74 TND51.880	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$205.53 TND601.180	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$139.80 TND408.920	-81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$37.08 TND108.450	-91.5%
Average			-84.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$91.27 TND266.950	+299.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$2,766.14 TND8,090.950	-89.2%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 79.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$1.44 TND4.200	-72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$0.81 TND2.360	-88.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.53 TND10.330	-86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$28.29 TND82.740	-85.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$5.06 TND14.810	-64.6%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 57.6% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$40.73 TND119.150	-38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$49.43 TND144.580	-59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$93.37 TND273.100	-68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$66.59 TND194.780	-64.1%
Average			-57.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Tunisia - 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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