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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1402
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	50
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	1.01M	603K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 585% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 6th and 8012th ($3952 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 88th and 5428th 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	$20.4	$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$3493

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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