Melbourne vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$367
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	100	64
🏙️ Population	5.35M	603K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 302% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 829th and 7720th ($2543 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Tunis. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 1st and 5263rd 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	$15.5	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$3946

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$547
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$592
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$391
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$519
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$583
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$460
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1176
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$487
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$495
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1110
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1541
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1624
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$519
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$418
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1123
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1176
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$490
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$403
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1063
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1210
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$423
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$433
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1769
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1639
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1764
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1471
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1852
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2127
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1824
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1750
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1317
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$407
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$342
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1336
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1366