Syria vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Syria Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1331
$1274
🏠 One person rent
$216
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$345
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$57.8
$349
💸 GDP per capita
$847
$4181
😃 Human freedom index
3.27
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
15
39
🌐 English speaking %
4%
10%
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
17
50
🏙️ Population
24.7M
12.3M

The average cost of living in Syria ($564) is 6% more expensive than in Tunisia ($534). Syria ranked 171st vs 180th 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 0.7 months in Tunisia. Ranked 181st and 97th 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
$5.76
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.4
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.28%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$411
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.83
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$6.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.13
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.67
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.7
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1780
$3214

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Cities Comparison in Syria vs Tunisia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$551
2M
Damascus
$706
2.69M
Homs
$390
775K
Hama
$441
697K
Latakia
$446
709K
Raqqa
$518
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$521
272K
Al-Hasakah
$497
188K
Qamishli
$490
184K
Idlib
$559
165K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$633
603K
Sfax
$487
273K
Sousse
$583
222K
Kairouan
$460
187K
Gabes
$403
116K
Bizerte
$391
143K
Aryanah
$547
123K
Gafsa
$418
121K
La Marsa
$592
93K
Nabeul
$519
84.3K