Brussels vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	196K	603K

The cost of living in Brussels is 239% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2354th and 8377th ($1816 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Tunisia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 190th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tunis

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	Brussels	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$3168

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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