Madrid vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	50
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	3.42M	603K

The cost of living in Madrid is 249% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1962nd and 8012th ($2015 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Tunisia, respectively. Check Spain vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 142nd and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tunis

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	Madrid	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$3493

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

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