Madrid vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	49
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	3.42M	603K

The cost of living in Madrid is 233% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2443rd and 8377th ($1781 vs $535) 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 151st and 5485th 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	$14.7	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$3168

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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