Raleigh vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	50
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	468K	603K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 303% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1213th and 8012th ($2327 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 212th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tunis

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	Raleigh	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$3493

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

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