Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad is 32.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% more in Trinidad
Groceries: pay 89.7% more in Trinidad
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Trinidad
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Trinidad
Childcare: pay 16.2% less in Trinidad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Trinidad
Clothing: pay 16.2% more in Trinidad

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

Trinidad vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Trinidad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.02	$10.24 TTD69.48	+96.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.19	$7.31 TTD49.63	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.01	$0.98 TTD6.66	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.85	$0.80 TTD5.46	+58.1%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 89.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Trinidad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.82	$2.36 TTD16.05	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.37	$3.18 TTD21.55	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.03	$8.10 TTD54.95	+63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.85	$4.10 TTD27.79	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.18	$4.26 TTD28.91	+89.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.18	$2.23 TTD15.14	+155.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.83	$1.06 TTD7.21	+110.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.75	$1.86 TTD12.64	+287.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.90	$1.74 TTD11.82	+233.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.94	$0.49 TTD3.35	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.73	$0.62 TTD4.20	+30.0%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Lima	Trinidad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.60	$4.10 TTD27.82	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.83	$73.14 TTD496.27	+206.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN84,317.77	$33,646.13 TTD228,285.63	+45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.32	$6.66 TTD45.16	-67.0%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Lima	Trinidad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.69	$52.30 TTD354.84	+96.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,095.17	$592.44 TTD4,019.65	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,323.93	$409.59 TTD2,779.03	+12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN160.19	$53.54 TTD363.24	+21.7%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 16.2% less for childcare

	Lima	Trinidad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN777.82	$229.27 TTD1,555.56	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,459.66	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.02	-39.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Trinidad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.72	$1.46 TTD9.93	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.53	$3.57 TTD24.20	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.29	$5.56 TTD37.72	+4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN111.08	$49.74 TTD337.47	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.94	$8.78 TTD59.55	+10.4%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Trinidad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN155.77	$55.89 TTD379.24	+30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN127.34	$40.64 TTD275.71	+16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN310.16	$93.26 TTD632.75	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN343.45	$102.40 TTD694.78	+8.5%
Average			+16.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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