Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 11.4% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$3.08
TND9.560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$4.22
TND13.120
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.68
TND14.540
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$1.76
TND5.460
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$1.42
TND4.400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.34
TND7.290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$0.73
TND2.280
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.23
TND3.810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.30
TND0.940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
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pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$3.04
TND9.460
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$9.72
TND30.220
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,826.68
TND108,267.920
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$2.91
TND9.040
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$17.81
TND55.370
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$208.82
TND649.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$146.16
TND454.380
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$33.32
TND103.580
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$81.13
TND252.210
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$2,010.30
TND6,249.540
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$0.75
TND2.330
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$3.24
TND10.080
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$26.72
TND83.070
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$4.18
TND13.010
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.81
TND111.320
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.84
TND158.060
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.85
TND260.680
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.57
TND200.730
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