Bangkok vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1486
🏠 One person rent	$465	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	68
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	5.68M	603K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 66% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 5467th and 7777th ($1027 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Tunisia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 2647th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tunis

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	Bangkok	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$4012

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$537
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$606
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$388
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$513
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$586
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$456
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1185
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$495
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$511
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1077
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1577
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1672
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$531
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$424
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1101
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1308
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$505
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$408
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1101
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1224
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$432
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$445
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1739
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1688
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1749
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1496
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1857
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2130
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1810
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1715
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1342
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$418
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1318
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1387