Cost of Living in Tunis

Summary of cost of living in Tunis, Tunisia:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 DT 6.00-20.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 80.00 DT 50.00-124.32
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 15.00 DT 12.00-17.00
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) 2.08 DT 1.50-3.11
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.04 DT 0.60-4.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 5.33 DT 4.54-8.33
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 0.50 DT 0.18-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb) 2.38 DT 1.20-3.63
Eggs (regular) (12) 4.70 DT 3.00-6.40
Local Cheese (1 lb) 13.66 DT 6.80-20.41
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 8.34 DT 4.54-9.53
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 19.14 DT 16.33-22.68
Apples (1 lb) 2.73 DT 1.36-3.63
Banana (1 lb) 5.49 DT 2.95-7.71
Oranges (1 lb) 1.64 DT 0.91-2.49
Tomato (1 lb) 0.99 DT 0.45-1.59
Potato (1 lb) 0.98 DT 0.68-1.36
Onion (1 lb) 0.79 DT 0.45-1.13
Lettuce (1 head) 1.28 DT 0.70-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.87 DT 0.70-1.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 25.00 DT 15.00-30.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 3.83 DT 3.00-5.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.37 DT 3.00-6.50
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 10.00 DT 10.00-12.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1.00 DT 0.50-1.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 37.50 DT 23.48-50.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 0.90 DT 0.90-1.00
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 9.43-9.65
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) 111,258.33 DT 109,800.00-112,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 171.27 DT 91.07-300.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 30.00 DT 15.00-40.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 66.33 DT 45.00-100.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 95.69 DT 60.00-120.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 39.17 DT 25.00-50.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 15.50 DT 10.00-20.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 346.25 DT 220.00-650.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 10,400.00 DT 6,000.00-20,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 138.76 DT 80.00-300.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 172.22 DT 80.00-350.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 281.36 DT 200.00-450.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 224.74 DT 150.00-450.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 797.73 DT 600.00-1,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 531.59 DT 400.00-800.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,409.09 DT 1,200.00-2,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 868.00 DT 700.00-1,400.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 308.27 DT 232.26-418.06
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 205.93 DT 139.35-278.71
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,132.44 DT
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 11.42 6.00-15.00

Prices in Tunis

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Last update: March 2025
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6 Comments so far
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.