Syria vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Syria Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1337
$1197
🏠 One person rent
$203
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$345
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$19.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59.1
$292
💸 GDP per capita
$421
$3895
😃 Human freedom index
2.96
6.22
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
40
🌐 English speaking %
4%
8%
🎓 Higher education
38
47
😀 Quality of life
7
42
🏙️ Population
22.9M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Syria ($549) is 14% more expensive than in Tunisia ($481). Syria ranked 173rd vs 188th for Tunisia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Syria compared to 0.6 months in Tunisia. Ranked 192nd and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Syria vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Syria and Tunisia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Syria Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$0.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$201
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
12.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1266
$1019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$533
$622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$2.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.9
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.2
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$40
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.3
$94.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1943
$2294

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.58M
Aleppo
$541
2M
Homs
$462
775K
Latakia
$427
700K
Hama
$450
697K
Raqqa
$479
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$481
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$443
184K
Idlib
$516
165K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$563
603K
Sfax
$462
273K
Sousse
$482
222K
Gabes
$375
116K
Bizerte
$344
143K
Aryanah
$490
123K
Gafsa
$403
121K
La Marsa
$522
93K
Kairouan
$453
187K
Nabeul
$442
84.3K