Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 11.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 12.1% less in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 35.7% more in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in San Fernando

The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in San Fernando are more expensive than in Lima.

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San Fernando vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 57.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.94	$10.32 TTD70.10	+136.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.80	$8.11 TTD55.08	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.73	$1.02 TTD6.91	-6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.74 TTD5.01	+16.4%
Average			+57.0%

Lima vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Lima	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.83	$2.28 TTD15.52	-11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.55	$3.32 TTD22.54	-26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.88	$7.63 TTD51.81	+25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.98	$3.83 TTD26.04	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$4.57 TTD31.05	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.12	$2.50 TTD17.00	+174.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.63	$1.14 TTD7.73	+138.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.67 TTD11.36	+164.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$1.95 TTD13.22	+187.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.33 TTD2.27	-20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.33 TTD2.27	-16.5%
Average			+45.2%

Lima vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Lima	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.90	$4.32 TTD29.38	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.92	$44.22 TTD300.44	+66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,418.40	$36,853.34 TTD250K	+67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.21	$7.96 TTD54.08	-60.6%
Average			+5.5%

Lima vs. San Fernando - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Lima	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.48	$45.45 TTD308.79	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,519.20	$515.95 TTD3,505.17	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,156.54	$393.10 TTD2,670.61	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.09	$33.82 TTD229.75	-39.0%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 35.7% more for childcare

	Lima	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.10	$399.05 TTD2,711.02	+122.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,913.16	$10,825.75 TTD73,546.53	-17.3%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.96	$1.84 TTD12.52	-29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$3.72 TTD25.26	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.77	$5.60 TTD38.06	-2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.42	$51.59 TTD350.52	+58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.90	$8.84 TTD60.09	+21.8%
Average			+12.7%

Lima vs. San Fernando - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Lima	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.08	$54.67 TTD371.38	+3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.67	$36.85 TTD250.37	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.13	$88.45 TTD600.89	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.69	$88.45 TTD600.89	+12.1%
Average			+6.7%

Lima vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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