Cost of living comparison
Lima is 10.8% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿106.80
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.61
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.66
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿313.60
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿238.54
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.68
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.23
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.93
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.62
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.53
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.35
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.67
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿161.35
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿383.41
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.44
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.28
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿288.36
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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