Abu Dhabi vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$25.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$302
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
50
😀 Quality of life
82
59
🏙️ Population
1.48M
603K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 277% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1938th and 8410th ($1936 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 369th and 5486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$0.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$770
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$2829

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$466
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$596
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$355
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$418
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$423
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$371
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$500
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1050
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$435
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$474
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$979
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1450
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1528
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$426
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$390
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$983
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1150
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$518
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$328
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$927
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1027
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$394
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$476
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1338
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1469
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1524
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1608
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1377
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1708
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1670
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1657
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1278
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1120
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1372
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$418
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$372
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1163
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1291