Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Peru

Lima vs. Hat Yai Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 30.6% more expensive than Hat Yai.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Lima
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Lima
Childcare: pay 22.5% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Lima

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Lima are more expensive than in Hat Yai. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Hat Yai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Hat Yai, you would:

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Hat Yai	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 THB61.31	$4.28 PEN14.48	+130.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 THB143.06	$7.14 PEN24.14	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 THB39.60	$1.01 PEN3.40	-16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 THB15.33	$0.65 PEN2.21	+40.3%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Hat Yai	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 THB41.90	$2.67 PEN9.01	+109.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.47 THB378.09	$4.52 PEN15.28	-60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 THB193.41	$5.76 PEN19.47	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 THB84.00	$2.96 PEN10.02	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.09 THB35.92	$2.63 PEN8.90	+141.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 THB39.40	$1.02 PEN3.43	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.02	$0.51 PEN1.72	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 THB30.13	$0.58 PEN1.95	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 THB46.35	$0.56 PEN1.90	-60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 THB50.99	$0.46 PEN1.56	-70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB16.22	$0.43 PEN1.47	-11.9%
Average			-1.2%

Hat Yai vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Hat Yai	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 THB166.88	$5.20 PEN17.57	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.85 PEN77.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,383.15 THB639K	$19,990.85 PEN67,593.38	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.70 PEN73.39
Average			+2.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hat Yai	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.92 THB326.99	$24.99 PEN84.48	+151.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.12 THB9,196.70	$661.42 PEN2,236.42	+137.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$113.71 THB3,746.80	$374.24 PEN1,265.38	+229.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.44 THB2,222.16	$43.53 PEN147.19	-35.5%
Average			+120.6%

Hat Yai vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 22.5% more for childcare

	Hat Yai	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.22 THB4,257.73	$192.22 PEN649.94	+48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,528.59 THB281K	$8,215.29 PEN27,777.66	-3.7%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hat Yai	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB61.31	$2.28 PEN7.72	+22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 THB90.69	$2.61 PEN8.84	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50 THB148.17	$5.71 PEN19.31	+27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,634.97	$31.13 PEN105.25	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.60 THB250.35	$7.14 PEN24.14	-6.0%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Hat Yai	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.77 THB1,277.32	$51.07 PEN172.68	+31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.91 THB919.67	$35.74 PEN120.83	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,401.36	$83.99 PEN284.00	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.79 THB3,321.03	$83.70 PEN283.02	-17.0%
Average			+14.5%

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