Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 54.9% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Peru, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 7.7% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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