Islamabad vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$199	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$353
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	49
😀 Quality of life	49	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	603K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 17% less expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 8870th and 8377th ($442 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Tunisia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 6313th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Tunis

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	Islamabad	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$3168

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

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