FOOD PRICES IN TUNISIA

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Find out the prices of food in cafes, restaurants and grocery stores in Tunisia in 2021. What to try in Tunisia from food, where to buy alcohol and what kind of food in hotels.

Exchange rate: 1 Tunisian dinar (TND) ≈ 27 RUB.

What to try in Tunisia

Tajine - a baked dish of meat, eggs, potatoes and cheese. It looks like an omelet and a casserole at the same time.
Couscous - a delicious dish made from millet, poultry or fish stew, vegetables and spices. Raisins and dates give sweet notes. Couscous is somewhat reminiscent of the familiar pilaf.
Brik - Cheburek-like local fast food. It is made from unleavened dough and stuffed with eggs, vegetables, meat and fish. You need to eat hot!
Felfel Makhshi Are sweet peppers stuffed with lamb. It resembles cabbage rolls, but the taste is different.
Shorba - spicy soup with veal and vegetables like kharcho.
Shakshuka - an omelet of fried eggs and vegetables with spices.
Lamb in a clay pot.
Mahrud - wet cakes with nut and date filling.
Yo-yo - donuts in honey syrup cooked in orange juice.
Malbia - cakes stuffed with rice and nuts. make it on water from geraniums.
Turkish Delight, baklava, mlyabes, kaak el-uarca, candied fruits, halva and other delicacies.
Tibarin - date liqueur.
Bukha - vodka made from dates and figs.
Tea with mint.

Prices in cafes and restaurants in Tunisia

Food in Tunisia is inexpensive. In 2021, the average check for lunch or dinner for two, excluding drinks, is 38-45 dinars. Since all-inclusive food is common in Tunisian hotels, there are few cheap cafes in tourist areas - they are only where Tunisians live and work.

Prices in cafes and restaurants in Tunisia in 2021:

pizza - 4-7 dinars
Tunisian salad - 3-4 dinars
scrambled eggs shakshuka - 3-4 dinars
brick with fish - 3-4 dinars
aja - 9-12 dinars
sausages mergez - 10-12 dinars
barbecue - 15-18 dinars
sweet sparkling water - 2-3 dinars
tea - 2-3 dinars.

During trips to attractions and on excursions, have a snack on fast food - it is inexpensive and tasty: sandwiches cost 1-3 dinars, brik - 3 dinars, bambaluni donuts - 1 dinar, Tunisian fricassee sandwich - 3-7 dinars, and local coffee - 0 , 5 dinars.

Find out how much money to take to Tunisia.

Even if you are all inclusive, you always want to buy something tasty in the store. Meat and cheeses in Tunisia cost the same as in Russia, and milk, yoghurts and curds are much cheaper.

Prices for groceries in stores in Tunisia in 2021:

baguette - 0.6 dinars
tortilla with olives - 0.4-0.8 dinars
boiled sausage - 6-8 dinars
boiled-smoked sausage - 10-30 dinars
1 kg of cheese - 20-60 dinars
chocolate bar - 2-3 dinars
1 kg of bananas and apples - 3.5 dinars
1.5 l of water - 0.7 dinars
1 liter of juice - 2.5-3 dinars
1.5 liters of Coca-Cola - 2.5-3 dinars.

In shops at hotels and tourist areas of Tunisia, food prices are high. If you want to save money, buy food and drinks in small shops for locals and in supermarkets. The cheapest and widest selection of products is in Carrefour, MG and Monoprix.

Seafood prices in Tunisia

The environmental situation in the world is changing. There are now fewer octopuses, squid, crabs, mussels and shrimps caught in the Mediterranean. The prices for seafood in Tunisia are about the same as in Russia: crabs - 2-3 dinars apiece, shrimps - 10-15 dinars per 1 kg. Fish is a little cheaper: sardines - 4 dinars, mackerel - 7.5 dinars, and dorada - 12 dinars per 1 kg.

For a dinner for two at a fish restaurant, you will pay from 50 dinars and more. This is about twice the price of regular food in a cafe for local residents.

Many tourists want to try tuna in Tunisia. Even 10-15 years ago, it was cheap. The hotel buffet had a lot of tuna dishes. There are fewer choices now. Try the delicious Tunisian fricassee, briques and tuna salad. Keep in mind that chefs in Tunisia do not separate fillets from bones. The fish is fried whole or in large chunks, so eat carefully!

Meals in Tunisian hotels

Most Tunisian hotels offer all inclusive meals. The quality and variety of food is quite decent. Unlike hotels in Turkey and Egypt, Tunisia prepares many dishes of traditional Tunisian cuisine. It is a spicy food, heavily flavored with olive oil. There are many tomatoes and tomato paste in national dishes. On Friday nights, the hotels host Oriental Night, a buffet with only Tunisian food.

At other times, you can always choose your usual European food. Soups in Tunisia are prepared in Arabic or French manner. There are a lot of meat treats, the bread is excellent, but don't expect moldy cheeses and good milk! Pancakes and omelets are made here without milk. Despite the fact that Tunisia is a Muslim country, pork dishes are prepared for tourists.

Sweet tooth in Tunisia, expanse! The French taught Tunisians how to make great desserts - custard, biscuits, muffins, cakes and mousses. But Tunisian chocolate is not very tasty, according to vacationers.

Some hotels in Tunisia offer ultra all, but there is no uniform standard. As a rule, you can take drinks and snacks to the all-inclusive at any time of the day.

Find out more about all inclusive services in Tunisia and hotel dining options.

Alcohol in Tunisia

The majority of Tunisians and its president are Muslims. Islam prohibits the use of alcohol. Alcohol is not sold everywhere and at a limited time. Beer and wine are sold in some Carrefour supermarkets, and spirits are sold only in special sections of General (MG) retail stores, which are found in every major city in the country. It is forbidden to trade in alcohol on Fridays and on the Muslim holy holiday of Ramadan.

You can buy beer, wine or vodka at the hotel bar, but prices will be high. A can of beer 0.33 l will cost 5 dinars! It is much cheaper to buy alcohol at MG. Local alcohol is inexpensive in stores, and imported cognac, tequila and whiskey are 1.5-2 times more expensive than in Russia or in Duty Free stores.

Alcohol prices in Tunisia in 2021: