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Tunisia vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 13.3% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 47.2% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 58.6% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$3.40 TND10.030	-53.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$4.85 TND14.300	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.65 TND1.910	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.26 TND0.760	-37.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$0.18 TND0.530	-82.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$5.46 TND16.100	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$1.88 TND5.550	-68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$1.63 TND4.810	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.53 TND7.470	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$0.90 TND2.650	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$1.42 TND4.190	+95.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.48 TND1.420	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.32 TND0.940	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.33 TND0.960	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.29 TND0.860	-63.6%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$3.21 TND9.460	-45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$10.45 TND30.840	-75.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$38,990.39 TND115K	+65.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$2.97 TND8.750	-85.2%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 47.2% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$17.74 TND52.340	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$205.53 TND606.520	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$139.80 TND412.550	-30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$37.08 TND109.420	-37.3%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 58.6% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$91.27 TND269.320	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2M	$2,766.14 TND8,162.870	-56.8%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$1.44 TND4.240	-11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$0.81 TND2.390	-67.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$3.53 TND10.420	+161.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$28.29 TND83.470	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$5.06 TND14.940	-55.0%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$40.73 TND120.210	+96.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$49.43 TND145.860	+198.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$93.37 TND275.530	+91.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$66.59 TND196.520	+14.5%
Average			+100.2%

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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: March 2026

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