Rome vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$1486
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$343
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	68
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	2.75M	603K

The cost of living in Rome is 236% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1819th and 7777th ($2082 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.6 months in Tunis. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 179th and 5511th 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	$16.6	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$4012

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

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