Lisbon vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	82	58
🏙️ Population	546K	603K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 219% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2671st and 8377th ($1705 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Tunisia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 475th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Tunis

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	Lisbon	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$3168

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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