Tip Calculator for Lima

Tip Calculator for Lima

In Peru about 10 percent is a normal tip in sit-down restaurants, often left in cash. Taxi fares are agreed in advance or set in an app and are not normally tipped. This page opens the tip calculator for Lima in Peruvian sol (PEN) with a 10 percent tip and a bill split 3 ways.

Facts that change the answer

• Typical tip in Lima: 10 percent
• Service charge: Some upscale restaurants add a service charge; check the bill.
• Currency: Peruvian sol (PEN)

Worked example for Lima

A 3-person meal in Lima with a bill of PEN 240.00 and a 10 percent tip comes to PEN 264.00, or PEN 88.00 each. At 15 percent the total would be PEN 276.00. (Example bill; use your own receipt.)

Lima has about 7,737,002 people (GeoNames) and is in Lima Province. Across the border, Bogotá in Colombia follows different habits, so check that city's page before you travel.

Quick amounts in PEN at 10 percent: on PEN 120.00 the tip is PEN 12.00 and the total PEN 132.00; on PEN 240.00 the tip is PEN 24.00 and the total PEN 264.00; on PEN 480.00 the tip is PEN 48.00 and the total PEN 528.00; on PEN 960.00 the tip is PEN 96.00 and the total PEN 1,056.00. At 5 percent the tip on PEN 240.00 would be PEN 12.00, and at 15 percent PEN 36.00.

Sources: FastBuySale editorial summary of local custom (customs vary) · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Tip Calculator guide.