Apartments for rent in El Mourouj

Light metro line 1 ends its run in El Mourouj, and that shapes the whole apartment market: the closer you are to a station, the higher the rent and the faster the property goes. The terminus brought the delegation within about thirty minutes of place Barcelone and made El Mourouj an obvious choice for anyone working in Tunis without a car.

The listings on this page, posted on houni.tn by owners and agencies, cover Mourouj 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as well as Bir Kassaa. You view an apartment to rent in Mourouj with the advertiser; the contact details are on each listing. S+1 means one bedroom plus a living room, S+2 two bedrooms, and so on.

Mourouj 1: the Carrefour area and the metro

The most typed search in the delegation is for an apartment for rent in Mourouj 1 near Carrefour, and that is no accident. The stretch between the hypermarket, the metro station and the Mourouj 1 market concentrates the shops, cafés, pharmacies and bus stops. The buildings are 1980s and 1990s: three to four storeys, no lift, S+2 flats of 80 to 90 sq m with a balcony. An apartment for rent in Mourouj 1 in this area usually runs 650 to 850 DT for an S+2, a little less for a top floor S+1.

The flip side is the noise and the parking on market days. Visit on a Friday or Saturday late morning to see for yourself.

Mourouj 6, recent residences for people with a car

An apartment in Mourouj 6 is a different animal: residences handed over since 2010, with a lift, underground parking, a caretaker and more generous floor areas. Renting an apartment in Mourouj 6 appeals to young couples who drive to the Lac or into Tunis, since the metro is too far to walk to. An S+2 apartment in Mourouj 6 in a residence with a caretaker rents for more like 850 to 1,100 DT, and an upmarket apartment in Mourouj 6 with a fitted kitchen and an open outlook easily passes 1,200 DT. For anyone considering buying in those same residences, the apartments for sale in El Mourouj give the price per square metre.

The Mourouj 6 residences are nicer, granted, but without a car Mourouj 1 wins every time. An apartment to rent in Mourouj 6 with no vehicle means twenty minutes of bus or shared taxi before you reach the terminus.

The middle ground of Mourouj 3, Mourouj 5 and Bir Kassaa

These three areas offer more affordable apartments in Mourouj. Mourouj 3 is quiet and very residential, with small developer blocks between the houses; S+1 and S+2 flats run around 550 to 750 DT. Mourouj 5 borders the M'hamdia road and has more ground floor flats and estate housing, cheaper still. Bir Kassaa, near the wholesale market, has some inexpensive apartments, but the lorry traffic starts before dawn.

What to look at in El Mourouj

Many older blocks in Mourouj 1 and 2 have no active management: ask who maintains the stairwell and the water tank. In the Mourouj 6 residences, find out what the caretaking charge is, rarely stated in the listing, since it adds 40 to 80 DT a month. And villa floors are everywhere in the delegation and often roomier than an apartment at the same rent: the houses to rent in El Mourouj page lists them.

Ben Arous, Mégrine and Radès are on the apartments to rent in the Ben Arous governorate.