Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 54.9% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 70.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 60.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 7.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 49.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 64.0% more for restaurants

	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.74	$9.51 TTD64.46	+154.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.16	$7.31 TTD49.59	+26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.42	$0.97 TTD6.61	+4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.72	$0.80 TTD5.43	+70.6%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.79	$2.32 TTD15.72	+9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.82	$3.45 TTD23.40	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN17.00	$8.55 TTD57.94	+84.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.82	$4.09 TTD27.75	+53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.83	$3.62 TTD24.53	+50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.61	$2.30 TTD15.62	+224.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.41	$1.00 TTD6.77	+159.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.61	$1.57 TTD10.67	+259.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.67	$1.87 TTD12.69	+312.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.59	$0.53 TTD3.57	+21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.43	$0.57 TTD3.87	+46.8%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN19.05	$3.81 TTD25.83	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.64	$71.19 TTD482.64	+304.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN75,348.54	$32,305.16 TTD219,005.15	+57.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.89	$7.63 TTD51.73	-52.4%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 60.8% more for housing

	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.78	$53.89 TTD365.34	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,192.67	$509.67 TTD3,455.16	+56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN878.47	$377.30 TTD2,557.80	+57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN136.47	$51.98 TTD352.37	+39.8%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 7.7% more for childcare

	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN626.12	$190.69 TTD1,292.71	+11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,957.27	$4,214.54 TTD28,571.49	+3.5%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.06	$2.00 TTD13.55	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.44	$3.38 TTD22.90	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.83	$5.01 TTD33.97	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN118.00	$47.73 TTD323.58	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.49	$7.92 TTD53.72	+57.4%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 49.8% more for clothing

	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN156.65	$53.13 TTD360.19	+24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.56	$41.10 TTD278.60	+57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN244.64	$113.07 TTD766.52	+69.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN230.82	$92.43 TTD626.64	+47.0%
Average			+49.8%

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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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