San Jose, United States vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$353
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	603K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 612% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 8th and 8377th ($3810 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 82nd and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tunis

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	San Jose	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$3168

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

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