Cost of living comparison
Peru is 87.9% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.510
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.810
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.460
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.430
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.250
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.270
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.790
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.410
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.070
|
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.000
|
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND645.830
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND452.030
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND250.900
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 85.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.790
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.320
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND82.640
|
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.940
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND199.690
|
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
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