Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Tunis, Tunisia

Tunis vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 35.0% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 5.6% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 55.4% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 43.3% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Tunis

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,056	$3.85 TND11.960	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$4.81 TND14.950	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$0.67 TND2.080	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.34 TND1.060	-69.9%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	Beirut	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,945	$0.15 TND0.470	-83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,591	$4.85 TND15.080	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,452	$1.72 TND5.340	-72.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,432	$1.55 TND4.820	-42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,717	$2.71 TND8.420	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,981	$0.86 TND2.690	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,779	$1.86 TND5.790	+234.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,793	$0.50 TND1.560	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,796	$0.31 TND0.960	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,090	$0.28 TND0.860	-29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,300	$0.26 TND0.800	-41.0%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Beirut	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,785	$3.06 TND9.510	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$11.22 TND34.870	-85.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,167,397	$38,454.35 TND119,566.430	+28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$2.60 TND8.070	-79.6%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 55.4% less for housing

	Beirut	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$22.62 TND70.330	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,150,002	$254.97 TND792.780	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,202,005	$174.18 TND541.590	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$39.70 TND123.450	-75.4%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 43.3% less for childcare

	Beirut	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,388,248	$97.37 TND302.750	-65.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,378,495	$3,244.15 TND10,087.060	-21.1%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.84 TND5.730	-38.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,896	$0.97 TND3.020	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$3.20 TND9.960	+60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,598	$30.98 TND96.320	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,239	$4.81 TND14.950	-31.3%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Beirut	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,436	$46.18 TND143.580	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$53.28 TND165.660	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,575	$92.44 TND287.420	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,618	$76.23 TND237.040	-31.1%
Average			-22.6%

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