Tunis vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tunis	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1292	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$217	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.7	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$353	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	37
😀 Quality of life	58	73
🏙️ Population	603K	6.44K

The cost of living in Tunis is 66% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8377th and 3109th ($535 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Tunisia and Malta, respectively. Check Tunisia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tunis compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Tunis ranked 1st best city to live in Tunisia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 5485th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tunis vs Valletta

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	Tunis	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.45	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$0.96	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1034	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.18	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348