Melbourne vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	100	58
🏙️ Population	5.03M	603K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 310% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1365th and 8377th ($2194 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Tunisia, respectively. Check Australia vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 1st and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tunis

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	Melbourne	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$3168

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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