Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 10.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 100.0% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 24.4% less for restaurants

	Lima	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$2.97 THB98.83	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$6.98 THB232.24	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$0.65 THB21.64	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.35 THB11.72	-44.3%
Average			-24.4%

Lima vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.48 THB49.16	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$8.63 THB287.02	+90.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$7.27 THB241.89	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$2.56 THB85.32	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$1.63 THB54.28	-39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.77 THB58.85	+94.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.81 THB26.83	+69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.24 THB41.35	+96.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$0.87 THB29.09	+29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.78 THB26.00	+86.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.69 THB23.01	+72.7%
Average			+30.6%

Lima vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$5.32 THB176.90	-16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$31,193.83 THB1M	+41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$10.55 THB350.83	-47.7%
Average			+4.6%

Lima vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Lima	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$17.88 THB594.63	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+48.0%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 100.0% more for childcare

	Lima	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+217.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$16,500.59 THB549K	+26.0%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$2.67 THB88.94	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$2.79 THB92.95	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$4.60 THB153.18	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+79.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$7.58 THB252.00	+4.4%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+39.3%
Average			+27.7%

Lima vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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