Lima vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$489	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	77	27
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	9.94M	49K

The cost of living in Lima is 16% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5141st and 4601st ($1075 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Peru vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 4052nd and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Port of Spain

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	Lima	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$9211

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775