Barcelona vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$353
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	49
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	1.7M	603K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 244% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2276th and 8377th ($1841 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Tunisia, respectively. Check Spain vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 270th and 5485th 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	$15	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$3168

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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