New York City vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	98	64
🏙️ Population	8.8M	603K

The cost of living in New York City is 628% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 4th and 8012th ($4203 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 11th and 5428th 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	$23.2	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$3493

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$529
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$607
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$375
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$552
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$433
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1141
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$480
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$502
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1046
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1504
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1586
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$522
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$409
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1085
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1301
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$520
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$398
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1161
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1234
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$424
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$450
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1579
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1666
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1697
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1454
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1739
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1951
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1770
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1577
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1271
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$419
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$353
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1298
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1358