Rio de Janeiro vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$1486
🏠 One person rent	$502	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	67	63
🏙️ Population	6.21M	603K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 63% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 5559th and 7777th ($1013 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Tunisia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 4845th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Tunis

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	Rio de Janeiro	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$4012

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$537
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$606
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$388
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$513
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$586
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$456
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1185
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$495
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$511
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1077
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1577
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1672
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$531
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$424
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1101
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1308
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$505
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$408
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1101
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1224
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$432
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$445
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1739
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1688
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1749
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1496
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1857
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2130
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1810
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1715
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1342
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$418
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1318
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1387