Tunisia vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tunisia Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1197
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$191
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$19.1
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$292
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$3895
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
6.22
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
74.3
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
37
🌐 English speaking %
8%
16%
🎓 Higher education
47
49
😀 Quality of life
42
25
🏙️ Population
11.6M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Tunisia ($481) is 44% less expensive than in Zambia ($852). Tunisia ranked 188th vs 114th 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 0.6 months in Tunisia compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 105th and 157th 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
$3.53
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$0.84
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.9
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.2%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.16
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.2
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.47
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$40
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.4
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2294
$5862

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Cities Comparison in Tunisia vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$685
2.47M
Kitwe
$1116
625K
Ndola
$1139
528K
Livingstone
$670
177K
Chingola
$1028
255K
Mufulira
$1090
182K
Kasama
$1079
158K
Choma
$725
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$894
65.2K
Mansa
$1017
45.5K