Cost of Living in Tunis

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Summary:

  • The estimated monthly costs for a family of four are 1,861.8$ (5,552.9DT), excluding rent (using our estimator).
  • The estimated monthly costs for a single person are 523.3$ (1,560.9DT), excluding rent.
  • Tunis is 55.7% less expensive than Columbus (excluding rent, see our cost of living index).
  • Rent in Tunis is, on average, 84.3% lower than in Columbus.
Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 DT 6.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 77.50 DT 45.00-120.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 15.00 DT 13.00-18.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 5.00 DT 3.00-10.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 8.00 DT 6.00-10.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3.05 DT 1.80-6.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.07 DT 1.50-3.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.02 DT 0.60-4.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 5.34 DT 4.54-8.33
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 0.53 DT 0.18-1.09
Rice (white), (1 lb) 2.36 DT 1.13-3.63
Eggs (regular) (12) 4.57 DT 2.40-6.40
Local Cheese (1 lb) 13.92 DT 9.07-20.41
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 8.33 DT 4.08-9.53
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 19.30 DT 16.33-22.68
Apples (1 lb) 2.75 DT 1.81-3.63
Banana (1 lb) 5.13 DT 3.18-7.71
Oranges (1 lb) 1.68 DT 0.91-2.49
Tomato (1 lb) 0.99 DT 0.45-1.59
Potato (1 lb) 0.99 DT 0.68-1.36
Onion (1 lb) 0.81 DT 0.45-1.13
Lettuce (1 head) 1.30 DT 0.60-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.88 DT 0.75-1.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 24.00 DT 15.00-30.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 3.93 DT 2.27-5.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.72 DT 2.50-7.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 10.25 DT 10.00-12.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1.00 DT 0.50-2.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 41.74 DT 23.48-50.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 0.90 DT 0.90-1.20
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 1.61 DT 0.97-3.22
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 10.00 DT 9.00-30.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 9.55 DT 9.43-9.84
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 120,000.00 DT 120,000.00-136,980.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 112,784.62 DT 110,000.00-120,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 172.39 DT 100.00-300.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 29.38 DT 15.00-40.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 65.52 DT 45.00-100.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 98.72 DT 60.00-140.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 42.14 DT 25.00-60.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 16.00 DT 10.00-20.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 325.88 DT 220.00-650.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 9,763.64 DT 4,800.00-20,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 137.32 DT 80.00-250.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 181.50 DT 80.00-299.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 289.62 DT 200.00-400.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 245.71 DT 150.00-500.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 814.00 DT 600.00-1,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 541.96 DT 400.00-800.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,408.33 DT 1,200.00-2,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 882.76 DT 700.00-1,400.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 301.58 DT 232.26-371.61
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 196.36 DT 139.35-278.71
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,114.88 DT
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 10.77 7.00-15.00

Prices in Tunis

This city had 1468 entries in the past 12 months by 126 different contributors.
Last update: April 2025
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7 Comments so far
Facts Guy on Apr 22, 2025:
Decent Place with hella cheap prices just avoid scammers and ure good to go
Salim Errayess on Dec 11, 2024:
Peaceful place with cheap costs of living and most modern infrastructure in africa
Anonymous on May 04, 2023:
to the other anonymous guy, chill out, that literally never happens stop being dramatic when it comes to places you know nothing about.
Dsandy on Dec 22, 2022:
What is the expected salary for a expat on It working in tunisia ? 5-10 years pf experience ?
Malek Ben ammar on Sep 09, 2022:
Minimum salary wage in Tunisia for 40h work is: 130€
Salary workers per month in factory is: 170-300€
Yaya sheriff eniola on May 04, 2022:
Please just want to know if there is work in tunisia and like how much is normal factory worker salary per month?
Anonymous on Dec 24, 2020:
Tunis is a really cheap place to live if you like alot of terrorist activities going on car and bombs going of in public places are the norm.I lived in Tunis for 7 months but left just too intense.