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Tunisia Cost of Living 2026
🇹🇳 Prices in Tunisia are based on Tunis. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated October 2026
Cities in Tunisia compared
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇳 TunisBig city | $100 | $1,330 | DT15 | DT3.5 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
Everyday prices in Tunisia
| City | Beer | 5 km taxi | Hotel night | Massage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇳 Tunis | DT7 | DT7 | DT180 | DT70 |
Tunisia vs nearby countries
| Country | Per day | Per month | vs Tunisia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $83.1 | $1,207 | -17% |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | $90.1 | $1,181 | -10% |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $94.2 | $1,307 | -6% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $99.2 | $1,191 | -1% |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $99.3 | $1,042 | -1% |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $100 | $1,330 | this country |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $109 | $1,300 | +9% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $116 | $1,654 | +16% |
Countries in the same region with a similar daily travel budget. Tap a country for its city-by-city prices.
Tunis vs New York: item by item
| Item | Tunis | New York | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local meal | DT15≈ $5.04 | $20 | -75% |
| Coffee | DT3.5≈ $1.18 | $6 | -80% |
| Beer | DT7≈ $2.35 | $9 | -74% |
| 5 km taxi | DT7≈ $2.35 | $23 | -90% |
| Hotel night | DT180≈ $60.5 | $270 | -78% |
| 1-bed rent | DT900≈ $303 | $3,300 | -91% |
Same purchase in both cities, converted to US dollars. Daily travel budget: Tunis $100 vs New York $467 — about 79% cheaper.
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Tunisia travel difficulty
| City | Overall | Rip-offs | Language | Transport | Payments | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunis | Hard 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Rip-offs, language, getting around, payments and safety, 1–5 (closer to 1 is easier). Tap a city for reasons and tips. Full difficulty ranking ›
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FAQ
How much is a daily travel budget in Tunisia?
In Tunis, about $100 a day with a mid-range room. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
How much does a month in Tunisia cost?
In Tunis, short-term rental plus living costs come to about $1,330 a month.
Which city in Tunisia is cheapest?
Tunis runs about $100 a day.
Which nearby country is cheaper than Tunisia?
Among countries in the same region with similar budgets, Nigeria runs about $83.1 a day — 17% less than Tunisia (about $100).
Is Tunisia cheaper than New York?
In Tunis, a traveler's day runs about $100 versus $467 in New York — roughly 79% cheaper. The gap differs by item, so meals, coffee, taxis and hotels are listed separately above.