Cost of living comparison
Peru is 60.8% more expensive than Sousse.
If you lived in Peru instead of Sousse, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Sousse
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
TND6.200
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
TND1.740
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Sousse
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.19
TND0.590
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.580
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.75
TND5.520
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
TND4.060
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
TND5.990
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TND2.840
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.770
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TND0.650
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
Sousse
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.48
TND36.190
|
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,532.40
TND93,056.600
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.13
TND13.010
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
Sousse
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
TND58.420
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$189.59
TND597.400
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.43
TND407.840
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.90
TND100.530
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Sousse
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.25
TND215.060
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,346.19
TND7,392.830
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sousse
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
TND3.880
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.94
TND2.970
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
TND9.820
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.84
TND78.290
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Sousse
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.47
TND105.460
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
TND130.970
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.32
TND268.830
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.97
TND182.670
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
|
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