Raleigh vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Raleigh	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1374	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2201	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4362	$367
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	68
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	468K	603K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 258% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1363rd and 7720th ($2265 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 1st 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 0.6 months in Tunis. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 219th and 5263rd 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	$18.3	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1531	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3898	$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.18	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.2	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1475	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24243	$3946

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729

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