Tunisia vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tunisia Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$215
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$345
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.7
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$4181
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
37
🌐 English speaking %
10%
16%
🎓 Higher education
70
51
😀 Quality of life
50
31
🏙️ Population
12.3M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Tunisia ($534) is 42% less expensive than in Zambia ($927). Tunisia ranked 180th vs 111th for Zambia 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 Tunisia compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 97th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tunisia vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Tunisia and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Tunisia Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$0.96
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.73
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.58
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.61
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.9
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3214
$15195

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$633
603K
Sfax
$487
273K
Sousse
$583
222K
Kairouan
$460
187K
Gabes
$403
116K
Bizerte
$391
143K
Aryanah
$547
123K
Gafsa
$418
121K
La Marsa
$592
93K
Nabeul
$519
84.3K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Kitwe
$1304
625K
Ndola
$692
528K
Chingola
$1378
255K
Mufulira
$1602
182K
Livingstone
$813
177K
Kasama
$1132
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$925
65.2K
Choma
$849
51.8K
Mansa
$1166
45.5K