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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 36.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 62.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 35.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 5.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% more for restaurants

	Lima	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$9.57 TTD64.89	+123.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.67 TTD51.99	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.02 TTD6.90	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.79 TTD5.38	+21.5%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.36 TTD16.02	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.83 TTD25.94	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$8.89 TTD60.28	+54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$4.36 TTD29.54	+47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.08 TTD27.63	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$2.59 TTD17.56	+155.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.11 TTD7.49	+117.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.78 TTD12.03	+208.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.79 TTD12.14	+218.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.60 TTD4.09	+30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.60 TTD4.04	+37.4%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 62.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.89 TTD26.36	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$86.39 TTD585.66	+278.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	+60.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$8.08 TTD54.77	-62.8%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 35.5% more for housing

	Lima	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$56.66 TTD384.07	+126.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	+3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$55.56 TTD376.62	+27.6%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 5.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	+36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	-24.7%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.09 TTD14.14	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.37 TTD22.86	+29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.99 TTD33.86	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$50.14 TTD339.88	+61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.53 TTD57.82	+19.5%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$53.14 TTD360.22	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$39.43 TTD267.32	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$122.11 TTD827.76	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$88.97 TTD603.14	+6.3%
Average			+16.5%

Lima vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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