Birmingham vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	1.14M	603K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 264% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1973rd and 8377th ($1951 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Tunisia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 35th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tunis

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	Birmingham	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$3168

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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