Cost of living comparison
Peru is 75.4% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.160
|
$2.98
PEN11.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.710
|
$5.00
PEN18.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.660
|
$0.76
PEN2.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.770
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
pay 91.3% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.560
|
$1.30
PEN4.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.320
|
$2.56
PEN9.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.310
|
$4.32
PEN15.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.380
|
$2.03
PEN7.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.760
|
$2.13
PEN7.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.950
|
$0.59
PEN2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.570
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.020
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.680
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.420
|
$5.30
PEN19.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.530
|
$16.55
PEN61.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND85,087.150
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,522.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.110
|
$11.94
PEN44.15
|
|
pay 52.0% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND60.570
|
$29.53
PEN109.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND517.640
|
$277.70
PEN1,027.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND397.750
|
$204.62
PEN756.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND91.980
|
$39.33
PEN145.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND188.870
|
$162.20
PEN599.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,243.810
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,947.10
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.770
|
$1.83
PEN6.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.400
|
$2.60
PEN9.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.470
|
$4.57
PEN16.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND77.320
|
$31.17
PEN115.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.180
|
$4.59
PEN16.96
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND117.200
|
$40.11
PEN148.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND135.930
|
$22.91
PEN84.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND275.040
|
$67.62
PEN250.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND177.720
|
$59.99
PEN221.89
|
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