Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Tunisia

Tunisia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 34.9% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 36.3% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 58.8% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 59.0% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$3.13 TND9.730	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$4.25 TND13.200	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$0.63 TND1.950	-60.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.27 TND0.850	-75.8%
Average			-59.0%

Lebanon vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$0.16 TND0.500	-74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$4.92 TND15.310	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$1.78 TND5.540	-67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$1.46 TND4.550	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$2.36 TND7.350	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$0.77 TND2.390	+34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$1.33 TND4.140	+230.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$0.48 TND1.500	+54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$0.30 TND0.930	-32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$0.27 TND0.850	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$0.23 TND0.710	-41.8%
Average			+4.3%

Lebanon vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$3.00 TND9.310	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$9.30 TND28.930	-87.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$35,666.41 TND110,897.860	+35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$2.64 TND8.210	-79.3%
Average			-36.3%

Lebanon vs. Tunisia - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.8% less for housing

	Lebanon	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$17.29 TND53.760	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$193.39 TND601.300	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$130.14 TND404.650	-48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$32.79 TND101.970	-79.7%
Average			-58.8%

Lebanon vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$78.96 TND245.510	-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$1,865.54 TND5,800.540	-38.9%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.37 TND4.260	-54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$0.81 TND2.520	-57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$3.22 TND10.010	+61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$27.05 TND84.090	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$4.08 TND12.690	-39.5%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$36.55 TND113.630	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$50.85 TND158.100	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$90.17 TND280.350	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$66.30 TND206.140	-28.6%
Average			-19.9%

Lebanon vs. Tunisia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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