Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 70.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Peru, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 74.7% more for groceries
Peru
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
Peru
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Peru
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 60.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
|
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