Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 25.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Lima, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
|
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