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
TND7.210
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.790
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.670
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.770
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 91.3% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.560
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.420
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.350
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.410
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.810
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.960
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.590
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.030
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$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
TND8.480
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.780
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND85,713.200
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.170
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 52.0% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.020
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND521.450
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND400.670
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND92.660
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND190.260
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,297.110
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.800
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.410
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.530
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND77.890
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.280
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND118.060
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND136.930
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND277.070
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND179.030
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
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