Abu Dhabi vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$353
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	1.48M	603K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 241% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2320th and 8377th ($1828 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Tunisia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 438th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tunis

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	Abu Dhabi	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$3168

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193