Detroit vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	86	58
🏙️ Population	639K	603K

The cost of living in Detroit is 286% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1678th and 8377th ($2064 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 2nd in the United States and Tunisia, respectively. Check the United States vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 315th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Tunis

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	Detroit	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$3168

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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