Homes for rent in Monastir

When people search for a rental in Monastir, they first think of the city, its airport, its faculties and Skanes. Yet the governorate is a string of small towns packed close together, from Sahline to Bekalta, where almost everyone lives less than half an hour from Monastir. For a tenant this is good news: if the city rent is out of reach, the neighbouring town often offers the same floor space for considerably less, provided you accept a daily commute.

This page brings together rental listings from every delegation: studios, apartments, villa floors, village houses. They are posted by private owners and agencies, and you call the advertiser without going through a middleman. Supply varies from week to week, more plentiful in the city of Monastir and in Ksar Hellal, sparser inland, where many homes are still let by word of mouth.

Monastir city, Skanes and Khenis: the heart of the market

The delegation of Monastir concentrates demand. Health students, hospital interns, transferred teachers, airport and hotel staff: they all want a yearly rental in Monastir, and they often look at the same time, between late August and October. The highest rents are in Skanes and near the Corniche. A long term rental in Skanes is far easier to negotiate in autumn than in spring, because many owners in the tourist zone are reluctant to tie up their property over the summer.

Khenis and Stah Jaber, south of the city, offer villa floors and more affordable houses, with the Sahel metro within reach. For a closer look at the city's own neighbourhoods, the page for homes to rent in the delegation of Monastir goes further into each area.

Ksar Hellal, Moknine, Jemmal: the working towns

The governorate also lives off the textile and garment industry, concentrated around Ksar Hellal, Moknine and Jemmal. Here demand comes from workers, technicians and factory managers who want to live near their job. People mostly rent house floors and apartments in small family-owned buildings, rarely residences with a lift. Rent generally stays noticeably lower than in Monastir for comparable floor space.

In Ksar Hellal the market is lively and listings turn over fast; the rentals in Ksar Hellal show what is on offer. Jemmal, inland, attracts people who work in its industrial zone or in Monastir and want to pay less; its homes to rent are often whole houses. Moknine plays a similar role, with the added benefit of a metro station linking it to Monastir and Mahdia.

The southern coast and the farming interior

Along the coast, between Ksibet El Mediouni, Sayada, Lamta, Bouhjar, Teboulba and Bekalta, the towns are smaller and the sea is very close. In summer, part of the housing switches to holiday lets for families from inland and Tunisians from abroad on holiday. The rest of the year you will find houses and villa floors at moderate rents, popular with families who work in Moknine or Monastir. In Bekalta, the yearly rental market is discreet but affordable.

Further from the coast, Beni Hassen, Zeramdine, Bembla and Ouardanine live off olive trees and local trade. Listings are rare there, rents are the lowest in the governorate, and you almost always rent a whole house. You need a car, or must be willing to take shared taxis, to get to Monastir every day.

Long term, furnished or unfurnished: what the lease must state

An unfurnished long term rental in Monastir is a common search among families and civil servants who have their own belongings. It runs up against a housing stock designed for students or holidaymakers, and therefore often furnished. If you want an unfurnished place, say so on the very first call: some owners gladly remove the furniture, others do not.

For any long term rental in Monastir, have the term, the rent, the deposit (often one or two months) and the review date written down. Ask who pays the STEG and SONEDE meters and record the readings on moving-in day. In tourist areas, add a clause ruling out any repossession of the home during the summer. The contract is registered at the tax office; it is your protection in case of dispute. For a search limited to apartments, the page for apartments for rent in Monastir governorate is more direct.