Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Tunisia Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Tunisia

🙂 Solo nomad: Egypt is 23.7% cheaper than Tunisia without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Egypt is 25.3% cheaper than Tunisia without rent, and 27.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 E£193
$3.43 TND 9.99
13.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.69 E£979
$20.57 TND 59.9
-4.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.85 E£241
$4.94 TND 14.36
-1.82%
Cappuccino
$1.47 E£72.9
$0.92 TND 2.69
59.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 E£16.14
$0.63 TND 1.83
-49.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.24
$0.29 TND 0.85
-55.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 E£69.2
$1.64 TND 4.79
-15.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 E£146
$2.42 TND 7.03
21.07%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 E£41.59
$0.51 TND 1.49
64.71%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 E£31.29
$0.18 TND 0.52
250.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.19
$1.49 TND 4.32
-55.03%
Eggs
$1.43 E£71.3
$1.63 TND 4.75
-12.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.29 E£164
$10.7 TND 31.14
-69.25%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.32 E£215
$5.81 TND 16.9
-25.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.38 E£417
$14.16 TND 41.2
-40.82%
Apples (1kg)
$1.47 E£73.2
$1.89 TND 5.51
-22.22%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.92
$2.91 TND 8.48
-79.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.42
$1.1 TND 3.19
-57.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.99
$0.78 TND 2.26
-48.72%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 E£23.72
$0.72 TND 2.11
-33.33%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.32
$0.62 TND 1.8
-33.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.99
$0.48 TND 1.4
-50.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.31
$0.3 TND 0.87
-36.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.96 E£97.2
$3.36 TND 9.79
-41.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.17 E£356
$6.9 TND 20.08
3.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 E£65
$1.25 TND 3.64
4.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 E£92.9
$1.36 TND 3.95
37.50%
🚌 Getting Around
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 E£14.56
$0.35 TND 1.03
-17.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.21 E£309
$10.12 TND 29.45
-38.64%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.82
$0.31 TND 0.91
35.48%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.37
$0.31 TND 0.89
-6.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.3 E£64.6
$4.01 TND 11.68
-67.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.61
$0.86 TND 2.51
-61.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K E£1.7M
$40.2K TND 116.9K
-13.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K E£1.6M
$36.7K TND 106.7K
-12.85%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.33 E£1,060
$54 TND 157
-60.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.02 E£349
$9.83 TND 28.62
-28.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.8 E£587
$20.12 TND 58.5
-41.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.48 E£720
$27.65 TND 80.5
-47.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$12.74 TND 37.09
-47.80%
Cinema Ticket
$3.02 E£150
$5.51 TND 16.05
-45.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 E£4,255
$96.7 TND 281
-11.45%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,928 E£95.8K
$2,714 TND 7,898
-28.98%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.72 E£1,279
$41.44 TND 121
-37.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.15 E£2,195
$53.8 TND 157
-18.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,279
$99.5 TND 290
6.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,514
$75.6 TND 220
-33.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 E£8,151
$231 TND 671
-28.93%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 E£5,066
$157 TND 456
-34.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$325 E£16.1K
$407 TND 1,183
-20.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 E£9,578
$271 TND 790
-29.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$792 E£39.4K
$966 TND 2,812
-18.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$481 E£23.9K
$560 TND 1,630
-14.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Egypt
Tunisia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$149 E£7,412
$328 TND 955
-54.56%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.38
11.33
44.57%

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Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

Last update for Tunisia: October 29, 2025

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