Reykjavik vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Reykjavik	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2938	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5875	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2674	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$827	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.1	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3761	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	140K	603K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 449% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 200th and 8377th ($2938 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iceland and Tunisia, respectively. Check Iceland vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 194th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Tunis

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	Reykjavik	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$137	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.9	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2869	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6649	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5599	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.52	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.8	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.23	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.6	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$128	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$162	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2532	$3168

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006

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