San Francisco vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	874K	603K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 612% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 5th and 8012th ($4110 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 20th and 5428th 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	$25.5	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$3493

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

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