San Diego vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	603K

The cost of living in San Diego is 540% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 36th and 8377th ($3428 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 95th and 5485th 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	$22.1	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$3168

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

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