Philadelphia vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	1.6M	603K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 348% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 744th and 8012th ($2584 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 95th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tunis

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	Philadelphia	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$3493

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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