What Tunis costs
Tunis is one of the cheaper capitals on the Mediterranean — the biggest cost of the day isn't a ticket, it's where you choose to eat.
- A night
- A hostel, a bed in a shared room, €15–18
- Breakfast or a snack
- €1.30–1.80
- Lunch
- €2.60–4.50, a set menu at a local place
In Tunis a day is rarely counted by ticket, more often by meal. The medina, the avenue, the souks and Tourbet el Bey are entered without a ticket or paid for at the door; the one larger single figure is the Bardo. What actually changes a day is whether you eat from a stall, at a place with a set lunch, or at a restaurant with table service.
By item
The biggest variable — Food — the street or a restaurant changes the day more than any ticket. All prices per person, in euros, converted at the Banque Centrale de Tunisie rate of 24 September 2026 (1 EUR = 3.3699 TND).
The medina, the avenue and the souks are entered without a ticket, and Tourbet el Bey is paid at the door, with no price published in advance. So a day without the Bardo or a trip runs almost entirely on food and a ride or two by train or bus — and a day with the Bardo is the one that looks the most expensive on paper.
What brings the day down
Street food and a set-menu lunch keep a day low; a restaurant with a tablecloth doubles the same plate. The shared Carthage ticket is bought once at the first site and covers every other one the same day — buying it again at the next gate is unnecessary.
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Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much do you need per day in Tunis, without a trip out?
Most goes on food; a hostel bed and entry to the medina, the avenue and the souks add nothing, since they're free. The one bigger item is the Bardo, €8.90.
Is it cheaper to eat on the street than in a restaurant?
It is — €1.30–1.80 from a stall against €7.10–10.40 for a main course at a sit-down place, no drink included.
What's the biggest cost if you also go to Carthage?
The shared €6 ticket for every site the same day, plus the TGM train at €0.24 per ride, each way.
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→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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