Beirut vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$623
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$25.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
50
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
2.42M
603K

The cost of living in Beirut is 133% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 4447th and 8410th ($1195 vs $514) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 5118th and 5486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$0.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$770
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$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
$1.34
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$2829

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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