Diverse factors of production
| Number of room | 2 rooms | 3 rooms | 4 rooms | 5 rooms |
| Monthly rent in Tunisian dinars | 900-1000 | 1400-1700 | 1800-3000 | 2200-4000 |
PS:You should take in consideration a tax deduction at the rate of 10% and it’s prudent to have an expert assistance before the signature of rental contract.
- Tunis: between 45 and 70 dinar per m² per year.
- Bizerte: 27 to 35 dinars per m² per year.
- Sahel ( Sousse, Jemmal, Enfidha…) : 29 to 50 dinars per m² per year.
- Cap Bon (Nabeul, Korba, Grombalia): 25 to 36 dinars per m² per year.
PS:You should take in consideration a tax deduction at the rate of 10% and it’s prudent to have an expert assistance before the signature of rental contract.
Price of m² of plot of land for industrial project:
- The greater Tunis: between 80 dinars and 180 dinars per m².
- Bizerte: between 70 dinars and 100 dinars per m².
- Sahel (Sousse, Jemmal, Enfidha.): between 70 dinars and 120 dinars per m².
In the regional development zones the land price is subsidized by the government (the price is between 15 dinars and 50 dinars m2 among which 50 % taken care by the State)
The price of construction of the industrial building situated between 700 dinars and 1100 dinars per m².
- High voltage: 0,210 Dinars by KW / hour during the night and 0,243 Dinars by KW / hour during the day.
- Medium voltage: 0,251 Dinars by KW / hour.
- Low voltage: 0,176 by KW / hour.
- Medium pressure: From 0,231 Dinars / m3 to 0,447 dinars/ m3.
- Low pressure: 0,532 Dinars / m3.
| Premium unleaded gasoline | 2,095 dinars / liter |
| Super Gasoline | 2 dinars / liter |
| Diesel | 1,610 dinars / liter |
| Diesel 50 PPM | 1,810 dinars / liter |
| Heavy fuel oil No.2 | 510 dinars / ton |
Prices of mobile phones in Tunisia vary between 0,035 Dinars and 0,090Dinars depending on the offer and the operator.
Solutions for Data, Tunisie Telecom has a special offer for Data Solutions for SMEs and large accounts with a wide range of products: national Vpn, Corporate LS + FR, Corporate OPTICLS, National LS, Frame relays, VSAT, Voice Over IP, OSS position , Videoconferencing.
For more: http://www.tunisietelecom.tn/tt/internet/fr/gc_gov/data and http://www.tunisietelecom.tn/tt/internet/fr/pme
Road freight rates are free in Tunisia, the current price varies between 0.070 Dinar and 0.080 Dinar per tonne per kilometer.
| Container | 20 foots | 40 foots |
| France | 620 dinars | 1200 dinars |
| Italy | 780 dinars | 1550 dinars |
| Spain | 750 dinars | 1500 dinars |
| North Europe | 780 dinars | 1550 dinars |
| Marocco | 1 850 dinars | 3700 dinars |
* Transportation rates (Board/ board) from Tunis to Mediterranean ports.
More than 100 airports around the world are served from Tunisia.
| Tunis – Paris | 0,650 dinars/kg |
| Tunis – Bruxelles | 0,680 dinars/kg |
| Tunis – Frankfurt | 0,690 dinars/kg |
| Tunis – Munich | 0.690 dinars/kg |
| Tunis – Milan | 0,620 dinars/kg |
| Tunis – Marseille | 0,470 dinars/kg |
Tunisia has a young and educated population (340 000 students, including 61% girls in 2012).
What allows to provide the labor market an average of 70 000 new graduates per year, 5800 of them are engineers.
Minimum wages guarantees:
- SMIG (Guaranteed minimum wage) monthly regime 48 h = 393,248 Dinars/month.
- SMIG (Guaranteed minimum wage) monthly regime 40 h = 341,698 Dinars/month.
- SMIG (Guaranteed minimum wage) hourly regime 48 hours = 1,717 dinars / hour.
- SMIG (Guaranteed minimum wage) hourly regime 40 hours = 1,763 dinars / hour.
Most of the business sectors are regulated by collective labor agreements, presenting the following characteristics:
– The work force is paid based rate hour.
– Executives are paid in monthly basis.
– The rights of vacation vary between 18 days and one month per year.
– Annually, the employer has to serve a productivity bonus and an end-of-year bonus.
The hourly rates according to some collective labor agreements are:
1- Clothing and hosiery industry:Minimum hourly Rate = 1,826 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,2256 dinar / hour.
To add:
- Transport premium 39 dinars per month
- Attendance bonus 5,080 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 0,250 dinars per day
2- Textile industry : Minimum hourly Rate = 1,826 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,369 dinar / hour..
To add:
- Transport premium 39 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance 5,080 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 0,250 dinars per day
3- Plastic processing : Minimum hourly Rate = 1,895 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,322 dinar / hour.
To add:
- Transport premium 57,500 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance 13,086 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 7,080 dinars per month
4 – Conserved and semi-conserved foods: Minimum hourly Rate = 1,918 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,2285 dinar / hour.
To add:
- Transport premium 38 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance 11,528 dinars per day
- Meal allowance 0,500 dinars per day
5 – Electricity and electronics : Minimum hourly Rate = 2,042 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,586 dinar / hour.
To add :
- Transport premium between 49 and 57,500 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance between 9,080 and 11,296 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 0,300 dinars per day.
6- Metal construction : Minimum hourly Rate = 2,008 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,337 dinar / hour.
To add:
- Transport premium 60 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance 5,080 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 0,750 dinars per day
7- Printing and paper processing : Minimum hourly Rate = 2,126 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,797 dinar / hour.
To add:
- Transport premium 59,666 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance 5,080 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 0,350 dinars per day
8- Buildings and public works: Minimum hourly Rate = 1,891 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,417 dinar / hour.
To add:
- Transport premium 58,500 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance 5,080 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 0,800 dinars per day
9- Wood and furniture industry : Minimum hourly Rate = 2,258 dinars / hour (level 1/catégorie1) and a median 2,761 dinar / hour.
To add:
- Transport premium 69,166 dinars per month
- Attendance allowance 13 dinars per month
- Meal allowance 0,650 dinars per day
The salary of executives is also governed by the collective agreements, but in the practice the level is higher; the following table gives an indication:
| Occupation | Net salary | Cost for the company |
| Clerk | between 500 and 650 Dinars | between 729 and 967 Dinars |
| Administrative Assistant | between 650 and 850 Dinars | between 967 and 1289 Dinars |
| Supply chain assistant | between 1000 and 1700 Dinars | between 1541 and 2737 Dinars |
| Software Engineer | between 900 and 1700 Dinars | between 1373 and 2734 Dinars |
| Electro engineer | between 1200 and 1800 Dinars | between 1876 and 2912 Dinars |
| HR Manager | between 900 and 1500 Dinars | between 1373 and 2379 Dinars |
| Senior technician | between 650 and 1000 Dinars | between 967 and 1541 Dinars |
| Production Director | between 2500 and 4000 Dinars | between 4159 and 6883 Dinars |
| Financial Director | between 1400 and 2100 Dinars | between 2212 and 3446 Dinars |
Special contract with incentives:
- SIVP (for high school graduate): exemption of tax salary deduction , social contribution and public premium 150 Dinars per month.
- CIAP (for no high school graduate): exemption of tax salary deduction , social contribution and public premium 100 Dinars per month.