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Tunisia vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 17.0% cheaper than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Tunisia

The cost of clothing and groceries in Tunisia are more expensive than in Peru. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Peru	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.06	$3.40 TND9.950	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.13	$4.85 TND14.190	-18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.62	$0.65 TND1.900	-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.94	$0.26 TND0.760	-55.0%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Peru	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.56	$0.18 TND0.530	-92.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.26	$5.46 TND15.970	+49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.04	$1.88 TND5.510	-62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.87	$1.63 TND4.770	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.26	$2.53 TND7.410	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.66	$0.90 TND2.630	+13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.39	$1.42 TND4.160	+244.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.48 TND1.410	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.59	$0.32 TND0.930	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.47	$0.33 TND0.950	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.29 TND0.850	-23.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Peru	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.17	$3.21 TND9.380	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.50	$10.45 TND30.600	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,322.22	$38,990.39 TND114,136.090	+98.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.37	$2.97 TND8.680	-83.4%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Peru	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN86.28	$17.74 TND51.920	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,252.54	$205.53 TND601.650	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN862.93	$139.80 TND409.240	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.91	$37.08 TND108.540	+0.8%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Peru	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN500.09	$91.27 TND267.160	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,747.79	$2,766.14 TND8,097.280	-47.5%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.45	$1.44 TND4.210	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.09	$0.81 TND2.370	-70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.61	$3.53 TND10.330	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.85	$28.29 TND82.800	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.13	$5.06 TND14.820	-6.0%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Peru	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.89	$40.73 TND119.240	-18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.73	$49.43 TND144.690	+89.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.83	$93.37 TND273.320	+39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.87	$66.59 TND194.940	-3.3%
Average			+26.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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