Lebanon vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2726
$1223
🏠 One person rent
$481
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$19.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$338
💸 GDP per capita
$3478
$4350
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
5.97
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
39
🌐 English speaking %
40%
8%
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
50
49
🏙️ Population
5.81M
12.3M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1127) is 123% more expensive than in Tunisia ($506). Lebanon ranked 78th vs 188th for Tunisia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Lebanon compared to 0.7 months in Tunisia. Ranked 87th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Lebanon and Tunisia as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lebanon Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.89
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.44%
11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2389
$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1638
$608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5961
$2937

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Cities Comparison in Lebanon vs Tunisia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1261
2.42M
Tripoli
$787
496K
Sidon
$822
164K
Tyre
$647
160K
Jounieh
$1028
102K
Zahle
$930
100K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$577
603K
Sfax
$480
273K
Sousse
$552
222K
Kairouan
$433
187K
Aryanah
$529
123K
Bizerte
$375
143K
Gabes
$398
116K
Gafsa
$409
121K
La Marsa
$607
93K
Nabeul
$487
84.3K