Lima vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Lima	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1238
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$427	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$987
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$549	$956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	78	27
😀 Quality of life	69	52
🏙️ Population	9.94M	84.1K

The cost of living in Lima is 19% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5840th and 4662nd ($1000 vs $1238) 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.8 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 3677th and 6304th 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	$4.72	$9.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$1277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.7%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$4489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1827	$1772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.4	$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$9.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8192	$7150

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$805
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$745
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$708
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$580
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$650
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$647
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$708
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$581
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$623
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$525
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$626
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$731
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$509
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$568
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$648
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$584
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$571
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$627
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$616
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$570
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$604
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$571
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$582
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$586
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$542
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$526
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$540
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$605
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$537
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$527
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$430
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$725
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$673
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$483
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$589
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$770
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$769
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$688
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$699
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$716

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1065
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1013
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1125
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1071
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$734
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$894
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$685
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1041
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$709
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1019
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1318
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$699
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$676
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1450
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$866
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$848
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$744
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$877
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1167
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1767
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$805
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$995
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$793
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$862
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1144
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$949
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$944
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$972
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$923
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$841
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$927
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$937