FIRE Number for Tunis, Tunisia

A modest apartment inland in central Tunis or Le Bardo, where rents run about a third of the coast. Most meals come from cheap, state-subsidized local staples cooked at home, with couscous, brik, and grilled-fish spots for the occasional meal out. Transport is the TGM light rail and shared louages or taxis — no car. Basic local private insurance covers Tunisian private clinics without long public-sector waits. Discretionary spending is thin, but the Mediterranean, the medinas, and café culture cost almost nothing, and French is essential.

A bright furnished apartment in a desirable coastal suburb — La Marsa, Gammarth, Sidi Bou Said, or Les Berges du Lac — with a car in the garage. Dining at the better seafront restaurants is routine, imported goods are stocked without a second thought, and healthcare is a strong private plan bordering on international cover. Periodic weekend hops to Europe are cheap and short (Rome, Paris, and Malta are quick flights), and clubs and events fill the rest. Costs remain a fraction of any European coastal equivalent.

Top-of-market Tunis — a luxury villa or apartment in Gammarth or Les Berges du Lac, with a full-time housekeeper, cook, and driver. Healthcare is an international concierge policy with medevac to Europe, and a premium car sits in the drive. The discretionary budget funds frequent European travel, events, VIP experiences, and fine wine and art. Tunisia's low wages and subsidized staples mean even this level of opulence — a seaside estate, resident staff, and constant travel — lands near $8.8k a month.