Cost of Living inSakiet ed Daier, Tunisia

Sfax Governorate, Tunisia125KLower middle income

Purchasing Power vs. United States

Your money goes 3.3x further

Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Tunisia: $12,775/capita.

How Far Your Money Goes

Prices are 71% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.

Overall
3.4x further
Prices are 71% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
20x further
Prices are 95% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
2.8x further
Prices are 65% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
5.6x further
Prices are 82% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Income Category

Lower Middle
World Bank GNI

Happiness

4.4 / 10

#113 globally

GDP per Capita

$12,775
PPP, International $

City Population

125K

Child Education

Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.

Public schools

Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Tunisia; Sakiet ed Daier-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.

Mixed public schools

Quality

Mixed public schools

Assessment snapshot: 2022

Expat access

Language-heavy for non-Arabic speakers

hard

Instruction

Arabic / French

Language fit is more manageable.

PISA / outcomes

374

Well below OECD avg

PISA 2022 · OECD avg ~480

Why this quality rating

Tunisia has a reasonably structured public school system by North African standards, with Arabic and French as instruction languages. Quality varies significantly by region. International schools in Tunis serve expatriate families.

Why the expat-access rating looks like this

Enrollment is technically open to resident families, but the Arabic-first (with French) instruction model typically pushes international families toward private or international schools.

📋 Homeschooling

Legal with school enrollment

Tunisia allows "individual education" with registration at the Ministry of Education. Students must take official exams at a recognized school. No mandatory curriculum at home but must meet exam standards. Growing digital nomad scene in Tunis.

Homeschool legality in Tunisia — check current regulations before committing.

Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)

Childcare & Domestic Help

Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Tunisia.

Full-time nanny (5 days)

$450-$650

Estimate-only country fallback

Live-in / 24-7 nanny

$850-$1,150

Estimate-only country fallback

Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)

Getting Around

Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Sakiet ed Daier is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.

Healthcare

System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Tunisia.

Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.

Hospital and clinic listings for Sakiet ed Daier are still being verified. The country-level health-system summary for Tunisia applies; named facilities and direct self-pay prices appear here only after they are source-backed.

Healthcare system

Good

Good national coverage support this rating.

Public care

Limited

Patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.

Private care

Limited

This is an inferred read based on facility depth, private ownership signals, and available self-pay pricing.

UHC coverage

76/100

2023

Physicians

1.31/1k

2021

Hospital beds

1.82/1k

2023

Out of pocket

38%

2023

Outcome signals

Life expectancy

76.7 yrs

2024

Maternal mortality

36/100k

2023

Neonatal mortality

7.7/1k

2024

International patient readiness

Limited

Price transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.

Pricing transparency

Limited

Published self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.

Facility coverage

Self-pay pricing visibility

No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Tunisia yet.

This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.

System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-07-01

Safety & Governance

City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Sakiet ed Daier yet. Showing Tunisia national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.

Street Safety

Safety Index42/100
Crime Index59/100

Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.

Political Stability

Political Stability-0.87

World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.

Wages by Sector

(national average)
Wage data shown is the national median. City-specific wage benchmarks are queued for the next quarterly update, so use this as a country-level salary anchor rather than a local labor-market quote.
SectorMedian
Administrative & Support Services
Agriculture & Farming
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Construction
Education
Finance & Insurance
Healthcare & Social Work
Hospitality & Food Service
Information & Technology
Manufacturing
Mining & Quarrying
Other Services
Professional & Scientific Services
Public Administration & Defence
Real Estate
Retail & Wholesale Trade
Transport & Logistics
Utilities

2019 annual wages in Sakiet ed Daier, Tunisia · Source: ILO ILOSTAT

Price Comparison vs. US

bread 500g
$0.23Estimated93% cheaper
budget hotel
$14.00Estimated61% cheaper
childcare preschool
$108.19Estimated93% cheaper
eggs dozen
$1.66Estimated65% cheaper
gasoline liter
$0.86Estimated17% cheaper
inexpensive meal
$4.36Estimated79% cheaper
internet 60mbps
$20.76Estimated69% cheaper
luxury hotel
$150.00Estimated69% cheaper
milk liter
$0.47Estimated61% cheaper
monthly pass
$13.27Estimated81% cheaper
rent 1br
$279.54Estimated85% cheaper
rent 3br
$502.64Estimated84% cheaper
taxi km
$0.33Estimated82% cheaper
utilities basic
$65.94Estimated69% cheaper

Visa Information (US passport)

Short-stay entry

visa freeUp to 120 days

US passport holders can stay up to 120 days without a visa.

Quick comparison FAQ

Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.

How far does your money go in Sakiet ed Daier compared with the US?

Your money goes about 3.3x further in Sakiet ed Daier than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Tunisia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

Is Sakiet ed Daier cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?

Sakiet ed Daier is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 71% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Sakiet ed Daier. We are using the country-level cost index for Tunisia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How does rent in Sakiet ed Daier compare with New York City?

Rent in Sakiet ed Daier is about 95% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Tunisia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Sakiet ed Daier?

Groceries in Sakiet ed Daier are about 65% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 82% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Tunisia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.