Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Peru

Lima vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 40.5% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Lima
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Lima

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Lima are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Lima.

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Lima vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.0% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 TND11.970	$4.36 PEN15.00	+8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 TND17.960	$6.94 PEN23.91	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 TND2.470	$1.09 PEN3.75	+32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 TND1.150	$0.63 PEN2.18	+64.7%
Average			+18.0%

Tunis vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Tunis	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 TND1.120	$2.57 PEN8.87	+585.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 TND15.170	$4.53 PEN15.62	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$6.09 PEN20.97	+222.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 TND5.320	$2.91 PEN10.03	+63.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$2.68 PEN9.25	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.900	$0.91 PEN3.14	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.72 TND8.130	$0.48 PEN1.64	-82.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 TND1.540	$0.63 PEN2.18	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.68 PEN2.33	+89.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.42 PEN1.44	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.40 PEN1.38	+38.6%
Average			+30.2%

Tunis vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Tunis	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$6.39 PEN22.00	+100.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 TND49.880	$26.51 PEN91.33	+58.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 TND8.500	$20.18 PEN69.52	+609.0%
Average			+46.1%

Tunis vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Tunis	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$27.55 PEN94.90	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.01 TND1,153.270	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	+90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.38 TND751.030	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	+34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.31 TND138.360	$55.42 PEN190.93	+19.7%
Average			+51.7%

Tunis vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.50 TND309.230	$179.06 PEN616.82	+73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,246.91 TND9,700.730	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	+303.3%
Average			+164.1%

Tunis vs. Lima - Cost of childcare

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pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$2.61 PEN9.00	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$3.24 PEN11.16	+184.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 TND10.970	$5.76 PEN19.85	+56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.22 TND102.240	$32.49 PEN111.92	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 TND17.960	$7.26 PEN25.01	+20.8%
Average			+45.9%

Tunis vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Tunis	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$52.80 PEN181.88	+21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$34.89 PEN120.20	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.96 TND304.620	$83.72 PEN288.40	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.81 TND256.360	$78.93 PEN271.88	-8.0%
Average			-14.4%

Tunis vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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