Memphis vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$1486
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	68
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	633K	603K

The cost of living in Memphis is 198% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2663rd and 7777th ($1851 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 1st in the United States and Tunisia, respectively. Check the United States vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 362nd and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Tunis

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	Memphis	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$4012

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$537
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$606
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$388
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$513
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$586
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$456
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1185
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$495
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$511
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1077
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1577
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1672
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$531
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$424
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1101
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1308
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$505
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$408
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1101
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1224
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$432
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$445
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1739
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1688
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1749
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1496
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1857
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2130
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1810
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1715
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1342
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$418
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1318
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1387