New York City vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$353
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	603K

The cost of living in New York City is 730% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 3rd and 8377th ($4441 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 22nd and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tunis

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	New York City	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$3168

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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