Samoa vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samoa Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$661
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2766
$1197
🏠 One person rent
$252
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1560
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$24.9
$19.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$292
💸 GDP per capita
$4139
$3895
😃 Human freedom index
6.2
6.22
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
48
40
🌐 English speaking %
49.9%
8%
🎓 Higher education
20
47
😀 Quality of life
43
42
🏙️ Population
200K
11.6M

The average cost of living in Samoa ($661) is 38% more expensive than in Tunisia ($481). Samoa ranked 155th vs 188th for Tunisia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Samoa compared to 0.6 months in Tunisia. Ranked 99th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Samoa vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Samoa and Tunisia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Samoa Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.66
$0.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.75%
12.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1420
$1019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.55
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$2.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$40
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$94.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4397
$2294

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In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$661
37.7K
Manase
$661
161

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$563
603K
Sfax
$462
273K
Sousse
$482
222K
Gabes
$375
116K
Bizerte
$344
143K
Aryanah
$490
123K
Gafsa
$403
121K
La Marsa
$522
93K
Kairouan
$453
187K
Nabeul
$442
84.3K