San Francisco vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Francisco	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8814	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$2859	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$4660	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$850	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7874	$367
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	68
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	874K	603K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 549% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 7th and 7720th ($4110 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 22nd and 5263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Tunis

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	San Francisco	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.2	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3199	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2521	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4951	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4247	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.23%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10798	$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9079	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.16	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.3	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.8	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2190	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21216	$3946

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3273
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3049
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3204
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3261
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3245
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3102
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3276
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3086
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3310
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4178
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3797
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3588
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2906
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3577
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2822
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2905
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3873
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3075
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2848
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2393
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3181
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2804
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2748
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3234
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3808

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$547
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$592
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$391
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$519
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$583
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$460
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1176
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$487
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$495
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1110
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1541
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1624
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$519
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$418
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1123
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1176
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$490
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$403
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1063
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1210
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$423
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$433
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1769
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1639
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1764
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1471
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1852
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2127
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1824
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1750
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1317
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$407
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$342
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1336
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1366