Kabul vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$203	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$353
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	49
😀 Quality of life	14	58
🏙️ Population	4.27M	603K

The cost of living in Kabul is 11% less expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 8769th and 8377th ($474 vs $535) 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 0.5 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 9071st and 5485th 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	$2.38	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$3168

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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