Nairobi vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$305
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$367
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
68
😀 Quality of life
59
64
🏙️ Population
5.55M
603K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 27% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 6736th and 7720th ($807 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Tunisia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 6034th and 5263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tunis

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Nairobi Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$3946

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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