San Diego vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	50
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	1.39M	603K

The cost of living in San Diego is 501% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 43rd and 8012th ($3469 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in the United States and Tunisia, respectively. Check the United States vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 97th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tunis

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	San Diego	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$3493

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$529
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$607
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$375
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$552
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$433
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1141
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$480
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$502
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1046
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1504
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1586
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$522
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$409
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1085
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1301
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$520
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$398
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1161
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1234
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$424
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$450
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1579
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1666
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1697
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1454
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1739
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1951
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1770
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1577
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1271
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$419
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$353
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1298
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1358