Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 26.1% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$2.31
TND7.290
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Peru
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$4.31
TND13.570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$1.72
TND5.410
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.83
TND2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.24
TND0.760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Peru
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$2.72
TND8.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$10.84
TND34.170
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$2.62
TND8.260
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
Peru
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$167.41
TND527.520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$128.64
TND405.340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Peru
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$61.08
TND192.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$25.01
TND78.800
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$4.59
TND14.450
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Peru
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$57.48
TND181.110
|
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