Here’s a complete breakdown of costs per person for all the eight days of our trip to Tunisia.
Where: Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Sid, Sousse, Monastir, El Jem, Chebika, Tamerza, Tozeur, Douz, Matmata, Safari
Transport: Airlines, Bus, Taxi, Louage (shared taxi)
When: April 2014, for nine days
Who: One backpacker
Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)
Note: International flights in and out of Tunisia are NOT included in the costs.
All values in USD, unless otherwise mentioned, are approximate and based on the exchange rate at the time of publishing. Each cost is for one adult. The exchange rate at the time of publishing is assumed to be USD 1= TND 1.60.
Planning & Information
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Visa | $72 | Including shipping |
| SIM Card | $21.87 | TND 35 including TND 20 for voice calls, TND 10 for 2GB of 3G and TND 5 as service charges. Through Tunisia Telecom. |
| Total Costs | $93.87 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $93.87 | Per person |
Day 1 – Tunis
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Airbnb Accommodation | $109 | For 2-nights, one person, incl fees & taxes |
| Taxi from airport to Kasbah | $9.37 | TND 15 One way |
| Dinner | $1.87 | TND 3 for Keftagi Sandwich |
| Total Costs | $120.24 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $214.11 | Per person |
Day 2 – Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Tunis
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $2.50 | TND 4 |
| Tunis to Carthage | $0.28 | TND 0.450 one way via TGM light rail |
| Carthage Sights ticket | $6.87 | TND 11 for ticket covering most of the sights |
| Acropolium (Cathedral) Ticket | $3.12 | TND 5 |
| Sidi Bou Said to Tunis | $0.40 | TND 0.650 |
| Dinner | $1.25 | TND 2 for Chawrma Sandwich |
| Total Costs | $14.42 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $228.53 | Per person |
Day 3 – Sousse, Monastir, El Jem
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $2.50 | TND 4 |
| Sousse Hotel | $20.31 | TND 32.500 for one night |
| Metro to Monastir | $1.25 | TND 2 return |
| Lunch | $1.87 | TND 3 |
| Louage to El Jem | $6.87 | TND 11 return |
| El Jem | $5 | TND 8 entrance |
| Dinner | $1.25 | TND 2 for sandwich |
| Total Costs | $39.05 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $267.58 | Per person |
Day 4 – Gafsa, Tozeur
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $3.75 | TND 6 |
| Sousse Postal Stamp | $0.62 | TND 1 |
| Sousse to Gafsa | $11.63 | TND 18.600 one way, first class |
| Lunch | $1.87 | TND 3 |
| Louage to Tozeur | $2.19 | TND 3.500 |
| Tozeur Hotel | $75 | TND 120 for two nights, double bed with bathroom |
| Dinner | $2.50 | TND 4 for Mix grilled plate |
| Total Costs | $97.56 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $365.14 | Per person |
Day 5 – Chebika, Tamerza, Mides, Ong Jemal
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $3.75 | TND 6 |
| Postal Stamp | $1.63 | TND 2.600 for Tozeur, Chebika & Tamerza |
| Private jeep | $93.75 | TND 140 + TND 10 in tip |
| Lunch | $1.87 | TND 3 |
| Souvenirs | $1.25 | TND 2 |
| Dinner | $2.50 | TND 4 for Mix grilled plate |
| Total Costs | $104.75 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $469.89 | Per person |
Day 6 – Chott El-Jerid, Douz
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $3.31 | TND 5.300 |
| Postal Stamp | $0.37 | TND 0.600 |
| Hotel 20 Mars | $22.50 | TND 36 for two nights, single room with bathroom, without AC |
| Lunch | $4.37 | TND 7 |
| Louage from Tozeur to Kebili | $3.97 | TND 6.350, one way |
| Louage from Kebili to Douz | $1.34 | TND 2.150, one way |
| Souvenirs | $1.25 | TND 2 |
| Coffee in Douz | $0.62 | TND 1 |
| Dinner | $2.50 | TND 4 for Keftagi |
| Total Costs | $40.23 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $510.12 | Per person |
Day 7 – Douz, Matmata, Sahara Desert
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $2.50 | TND 4 |
| Postal Stamps | $0.75 | TND 1.200 for Tamezret and Matmata |
| Taxi to Matmata | $93.75 | TND 150 – Douz – Matmata – Douz. In a 4×4 Jeep. |
| Tip to Berber family | $6.25 | TND 10 |
| Tour guide in Matmata | $12.50 | TND 20 |
| Sahara Desert Camel ride | $25 | TND 30, for one hour ride + TND 10 tip |
| Souvenirs | $1.25 | TND 2 |
| Coffee in Douz | $0.62 | TND 1 |
| Dinner | $2.50 | TND 4 for Keftagi |
| Total Costs | $145.12 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $655.24 | Per person |
Day 8 – Douz to Tunis
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $6.25 | TND 10 |
| Postal Stamps | $0.37 | TND 0.600 for Gabes |
| Louage to Gabes | $3.25 | TND 5.200 one-way. |
| Train ticket | $16.56 | TND 26.500 one-way from Gabes to Tunis |
| Coffee in train | $1.25 | TND 2 |
| AirBnb accommodation | $109 | For 2-nights, one person, incl fees & taxes |
| Dinner | $2.50 | TND 4 for Chawrma sandwich |
| Total Costs | $139.18 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $794.42 | Per person |
Day 9 – Bizerte, Tunis
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Water & snacks | $3.12 | TND 5 |
| Louage | $4.25 | TND 6.800 Tunis-Bizerte-Tunis |
| Taxi in Bizerte | $3.75 | TND 6 two-way |
| Lunch in Bizerte | $2.50 | TND 4 |
| Coffee in Tunis | $1.25 | TND 2 |
| Bardo Museum | $7.50 | TND 11 for entry and TND 1 for photos |
| Dinner | $2.50 | TND 4 for Chawrma sandwich |
| Total Costs | $24.87 | Per person |
| Miscellaneous | $50 | Costs that are not accounted for or missed |
| Overall Costs | $869.29 | Per person |