Kabul vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$195	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$381
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	50
😀 Quality of life	33	64
🏙️ Population	4.27M	603K

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% less expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8012th ($458 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Tunisia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 8609th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tunis

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	Kabul	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$3493

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$529
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$607
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$375
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$552
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$433
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1141
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$480
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$502
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1046
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1504
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1586
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$522
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$409
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1085
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1301
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$520
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$398
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1161
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1234
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$424
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$450
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1579
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1666
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1697
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1454
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1739
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1951
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1770
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1577
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1271
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$419
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$353
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1298
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1358