Tunis vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tunis	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	68	74
😀 Quality of life	64	88
🏙️ Population	603K	459K

The cost of living in Tunis is 74% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7720th and 978th ($633 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Tunisia and the United States, respectively. Check Tunisia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tunis compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Tunis ranked 1st best city to live in Tunisia vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5263rd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tunis vs Virginia Beach

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	Tunis	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.09	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.34%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$763	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3946	$16143

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Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$547
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$592
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$391
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$519
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$583
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$460
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1176
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$487
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$495
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1110
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1541
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1624
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$519
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$418
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1123
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1176
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$490
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$403
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1063
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1210
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$423
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$433
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1769
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1639
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1764
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1471
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1852
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2127
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1824
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1750
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1317
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$407
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$342
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1336
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1366

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769