Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tunis vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 17.9% cheaper than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 36.1% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Tunis

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

Tunis vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Rabat	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.78	$4.13 TND12.110	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.17	$5.16 TND15.130	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.49	$0.71 TND2.080	+19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$0.31 TND0.900	-21.3%
Average			-7.7%

Rabat vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Rabat	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$0.21 TND0.620	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.00	$5.35 TND15.710	-18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.67	$1.86 TND5.460	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.38	$1.55 TND4.540	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.90	$2.86 TND8.390	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.22	$0.97 TND2.840	+43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.06	$1.71 TND5.010	+160.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.35	$0.53 TND1.560	+46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.54	$0.32 TND0.950	-15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.33 TND0.980	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.28 TND0.830	-16.4%
Average			+5.7%

Rabat vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.1% less for transportation

	Rabat	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.60	$3.28 TND9.630	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD254.88	$14.35 TND42.110	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD346,633.56	$41,270.53 TND121,063.540	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.42	$3.06 TND8.980	-62.0%
Average			-36.1%

Rabat vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.6% less for housing

	Rabat	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD355.88	$21.37 TND62.690	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,337.03	$287.52 TND843.410	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,521.07	$179.84 TND527.550	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.14	$45.71 TND134.070	+55.1%
Average			-15.6%

Rabat vs. Tunis - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Rabat	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,467.65	$115.64 TND339.230	-27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,209.25	$3,528.63 TND10,350.930	-51.5%
Average			-39.4%

Rabat vs. Tunis - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD50.98	$1.72 TND5.040	-68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.43	$0.95 TND2.790	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.76	$3.53 TND10.340	-18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.03	$34.32 TND100.680	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.27	$5.50 TND16.140	-23.3%
Average			-28.3%

Rabat vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Rabat	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD492.76	$47.07 TND138.090	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.19	$61.70 TND181.000	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD960.04	$94.66 TND277.680	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD900.57	$73.03 TND214.230	-25.1%
Average			-4.2%

Rabat vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Rabat vs.

Hong Kong

Rabat vs.

Cairo

Rabat vs.

Washington

Rabat vs.

Beijing

Rabat vs.

Moscow

Rabat vs.

Vienna

Rabat vs.

Manila

Rabat vs.

Nairobi

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Morocco vs. Tunisia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Morocco and Tunisia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rabat

Add prices for Tunis

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tunis or Rabat. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.