Barcelona vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$325
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	50
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	1.66M	603K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 235% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2198th and 8156th ($1887 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Tunisia, respectively. Check Spain vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 238th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tunis

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	Barcelona	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	11.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$1177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$3491

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$490
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$522
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$344
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$442
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$482
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$453
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$489
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1086
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$462
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$492
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1005
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1443
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1515
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$510
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$403
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1031
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1211
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$500
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$375
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$990
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1134
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$417
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$503
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1434
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1519
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1643
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1381
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1747
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1771
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1334
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1172
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$429
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$379
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1229
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1261