Beirut vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1402
🏠 One person rent
$549
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
50
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
2.42M
603K

The cost of living in Beirut is 118% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 4577th and 8012th ($1261 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Tunisia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 5475th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$3493

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$529
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$607
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$375
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$487
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$552
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$403
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$504
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1141
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$480
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$502
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1046
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1504
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1586
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$522
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$409
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1085
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1301
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$520
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$398
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1161
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1234
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$424
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$450
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1579
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1666
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1720
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1697
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1454
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1739
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1951
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1770
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1577
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1271
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1471
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$419
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$353
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1298
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1358