Sydney vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1486
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	5.45M	603K

The cost of living in Sydney is 359% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 348th and 7777th ($2844 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Tunisia, respectively. Check Australia vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 2nd and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tunis

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	Sydney	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$4012

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$537
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$606
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$388
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$513
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$586
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$456
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1185
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$495
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$511
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1077
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1577
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1672
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$531
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$424
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1101
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1308
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$505
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$408
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1101
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1224
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$432
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$445
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1739
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1688
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1749
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1496
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1857
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2130
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1810
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1715
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1342
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$418
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1318
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1387