Memphis vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$367
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	68
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	633K	603K

The cost of living in Memphis is 203% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2305th and 7720th ($1917 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 311th and 5263rd 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	$16.6	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$3946

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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