Tunis vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tunis	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1292	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$217	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$353	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	603K	690K

The cost of living in Tunis is 83% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8377th and 96th ($535 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 0.7 months in Tunis compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Tunis ranked 1st best city to live in Tunisia vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5485th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tunis vs Washington

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	Tunis	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.45	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$0.96	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1034	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.82	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.18	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979