App sizes?

I had 2GB of space left on my 3G S according to iTunes. I tried to sync TomTom Western Europe, which iTunes said was 1.67GB, but I got an error saying it wasn't installed because there wasn't enough space left on the phone.
I guess that maybe IPA files are compressed, so a 1.67GB IPA might need more than that when installed, so I cleared some apps & music off my phone until I had 3GB space, but ran into the same problem. I kept trying, bit by bit, until I had 3.95GB left, and finally it synced.
The thing is though I took a copy of the IPA file, renamed it to a ZIP and extracted it, and the extracted folder and contents was only 1.95GB according to Finder? So what gives? Any ideas?

Many apps, including TomTom need more than twice the size of the app in order to install.
From TomTom support site ( linked in itunes):
"Question
Not enough free space on iPhone
Answer
During the installation of the TomTom app your iPhone needs at least twice as much free space as the size of the app. The extra space is needed to unpack the app on your iPhone. Once the app is installed the extra space is no longer needed."

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