Riyadh vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$996
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$25.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$302
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
50
😀 Quality of life
74
59
🏙️ Population
7.01M
603K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 219% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2922nd and 8410th ($1642 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 1210th and 5486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$0.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$770
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$4.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$2829

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$466
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$596
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$355
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$418
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$423
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$371
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$500
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1050
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$435
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$474
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$979
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1450
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1528
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$426
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$390
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$983
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1150
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$518
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$328
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$927
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1027
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$394
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$476
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1338
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1469
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1524
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1608
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1377
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1708
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1670
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1657
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1278
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1120
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1372
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$418
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$372
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1163
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1291