Rome vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$929	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$353
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	49
😀 Quality of life	86	58
🏙️ Population	2.75M	603K

The cost of living in Rome is 221% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2624th and 8377th ($1718 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Italy and Tunisia, respectively. Check Italy vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 337th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tunis

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	Rome	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$3168

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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