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Chiang Mai vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 11.8% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Chiang Mai

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Chiang Mai. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Chiang Mai.

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Chiang Mai vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Lima	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.03	$2.23 THB74.68	-48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.95	$5.50 THB184.22	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$0.67 THB22.54	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.32 THB10.70	-49.5%
Average			-39.3%

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pay about the same for groceries

	Lima	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.89	$1.42 THB47.71	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.65	$8.32 THB278.96	+83.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.01	$7.60 THB254.75	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.05	$2.24 THB74.98	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.27	$1.26 THB42.16	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.10 THB36.99	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.45 THB15.22	-4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.72 THB24.00	+13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$0.67 THB22.47	-1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$0.57 THB19.24	+37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.49 THB16.51	+23.0%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Lima	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.04	$5.55 THB186.05	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.51	$53.48 THB1,792.42	+101.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,904.49	$20,795.89 THB697K	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.66	$5.59 THB187.21	-72.3%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Lima	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.09	$20.03 THB671.49	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,535.44	$462.86 THB15,514.36	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,163.99	$302.57 THB10,141.70	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.31	$47.59 THB1,595.12	-14.1%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Lima	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.06	$781.39 THB26,191.32	+336.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,202.64	$14,653.84 THB491K	+11.9%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.02	$2.38 THB79.66	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.18	$1.70 THB57.07	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.89	$4.24 THB142.20	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.14	$37.50 THB1,257.06	+15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.06	$6.54 THB219.07	-10.0%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.25	$54.22 THB1,817.28	+2.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.44	$24.82 THB831.92	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.98	$91.16 THB3,055.40	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.43	$72.04 THB2,414.59	-8.7%
Average			-7.7%

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