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Sousse vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Sousse is 18.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% less in Sousse
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Sousse
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Sousse
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Sousse
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Sousse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% less in Sousse
Clothing: pay 34.9% more in Sousse

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Sousse.

Sousse vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sousse instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 30.3% less for restaurants

	Lima	Sousse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.86	$3.77 TND11.060	-11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.77	$5.14 TND15.080	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.49	$0.71 TND2.070	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.26	$0.32 TND0.930	-51.5%
Average			-30.3%

Lima vs. Sousse - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Lima	Sousse
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.25	$0.16 TND0.480	-93.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.67	$6.79 TND19.900	+50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.97	$1.88 TND5.500	-67.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.28	$1.77 TND5.190	-40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.14	$2.59 TND7.580	-1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.52	$0.78 TND2.280	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.76	$1.53 TND4.490	+202.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN2.00	$0.45 TND1.310	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.95	$0.30 TND0.890	-46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.60	$0.34 TND1.000	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.51	$0.30 TND0.890	-29.8%
Average			-9.0%

Lima vs. Sousse - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Sousse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN18.03	$3.28 TND9.610	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN79.27	$10.29 TND30.160	-55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN69,359.67	$47,842.00 TND140K	+139.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN75.30	$4.46 TND13.070	-79.5%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Lima	Sousse
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN86.69	$18.69 TND54.790	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,294.86	$220.08 TND645.060	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,298.44	$160.06 TND469.130	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN151.03	$49.62 TND145.440	+14.0%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Lima	Sousse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN666.92	$107.18 TND314.150	-44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,503.52	$3,230.85 TND9,469.800	-60.7%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Sousse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.93	$1.37 TND4.020	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN9.07	$1.01 TND2.970	-61.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.82	$3.69 TND10.810	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN108.00	$28.42 TND83.300	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.77	$6.52 TND19.100	-8.7%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 34.9% more for clothing

	Lima	Sousse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN177.20	$42.30 TND123.990	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN123.99	$61.74 TND180.950	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN291.42	$154.34 TND452.380	+83.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN290.41	$84.03 TND246.300	+0.4%
Average			+34.9%

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