Jerusalem vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	49
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	936K	603K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 295% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1551st and 8377th ($2114 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Tunisia, respectively. Check Israel vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 374th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Tunis

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	Jerusalem	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$3168

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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