Cost of living comparison
Lima is 12.1% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Lima instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
$4.03
PEN14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
$6.18
PEN22.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
$0.86
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$2.33
PEN8.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
$3.60
PEN13.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
$4.93
PEN18.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
$2.37
PEN8.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$0.80
PEN2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$0.49
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
$5.61
PEN20.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
$20.86
PEN77.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
$21,497.63
PEN79,862.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
$20.42
PEN75.87
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
$29.05
PEN107.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
$557.54
PEN2,071.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
$362.83
PEN1,347.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
$47.53
PEN176.56
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
$250.81
PEN931.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,463.70
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
$2.15
PEN7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$2.66
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
$5.37
PEN19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
$30.70
PEN114.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
$6.72
PEN24.96
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
$43.97
PEN163.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
$31.91
PEN118.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
$81.88
PEN304.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
$91.53
PEN340.04
|
|
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