Cost of living comparison
Lima is 13.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Lima instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
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