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Lima vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 2.3 times more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Lima
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Lima
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.1% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 TND10.030	$5.23 PEN19.58	+67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.25 TND13.610	$6.10 PEN22.84	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND2.010	$0.83 PEN3.10	+32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 TND0.880	$0.51 PEN1.91	+86.3%
Average			+57.2%

Tunisia vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Tunisia	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.16 TND0.520	$2.42 PEN9.08	+1404.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 TND15.780	$4.22 PEN15.82	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.78 TND5.710	$4.95 PEN18.56	+177.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.690	$2.70 PEN10.14	+85.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 TND7.580	$2.25 PEN8.42	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TND2.460	$0.87 PEN3.28	+13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 TND4.270	$0.50 PEN1.89	-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.540	$0.48 PEN1.80	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.960	$0.52 PEN1.96	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 TND0.870	$0.53 PEN2.00	+96.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TND0.730	$0.48 PEN1.79	+108.2%
Average			+170.8%

Tunisia vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Tunisia	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00 TND9.600	$5.39 PEN20.18	+79.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.30 TND29.820	$23.85 PEN89.38	+156.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,666.41 TND114,328.260	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.64 TND8.460	$20.14 PEN75.48	+663.2%
Average			+216.1%

Tunisia vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Tunisia	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.29 TND55.420	$26.56 PEN99.54	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.39 TND619.900	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	+197.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.14 TND417.170	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	+179.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.79 TND105.120	$44.01 PEN164.91	+34.2%
Average			+116.2%

Tunisia vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Tunisia	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.96 TND253.110	$213.68 PEN800.73	+170.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,865.54 TND5,979.970	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	+319.1%
Average			+244.9%

Tunisia vs. Lima - Cost of childcare

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pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TND4.390	$2.12 PEN7.95	+54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.600	$2.62 PEN9.82	+223.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 TND10.320	$5.30 PEN19.86	+64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.05 TND86.700	$30.52 PEN114.35	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 TND13.080	$7.95 PEN29.79	+94.9%
Average			+90.1%

Tunisia vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Tunisia	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.55 TND117.150	$42.79 PEN160.36	+17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.85 TND162.990	$34.98 PEN131.09	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.17 TND289.020	$85.21 PEN319.30	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.30 TND212.510	$94.35 PEN353.56	+42.3%
Average			+5.7%

Tunisia vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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