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Nonthaburi vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Nonthaburi is 15.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Nonthaburi
Groceries: pay 26.0% more in Nonthaburi
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Nonthaburi
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Nonthaburi
Childcare: pay 92.8% more in Nonthaburi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Nonthaburi
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Nonthaburi

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nonthaburi are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Nonthaburi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nonthaburi.

Nonthaburi vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Lima	Nonthaburi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.68	$3.10 THB98.52	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.46	$6.20 THB197.04	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.44	$0.56 THB17.93	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.24	$0.33 THB10.59	-48.9%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 26.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Nonthaburi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.13	$1.44 THB45.75	-46.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.48	$8.51 THB270.18	+88.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.72	$5.96 THB189.26	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.15	$2.28 THB72.51	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.02	$1.24 THB39.50	-52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.48	$1.59 THB50.54	+56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.74	$0.82 THB25.94	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.97	$0.87 THB27.56	+50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.93	$0.53 THB16.99	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.58	$0.72 THB22.89	+56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.49	$0.85 THB27.15	+96.9%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Lima	Nonthaburi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.80	$5.00 THB158.76	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN78.28	$37.22 THB1,182.21	+62.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN68,491.17	$37,215.65 THB1M	+86.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN74.36	$10.89 THB345.80	-49.8%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Lima	Nonthaburi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN85.61	$16.91 THB537.19	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,266.12	$723.64 THB22,987.45	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,282.18	$191.25 THB6,075.26	-48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN149.14	$68.70 THB2,182.49	+57.8%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 92.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Nonthaburi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN658.57	$429.01 THB13,628.28	+123.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,146.61	$13,349.70 THB424K	+62.5%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Nonthaburi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.83	$2.17 THB68.96	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.96	$2.06 THB65.44	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.57	$4.40 THB139.65	-23.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN106.65	$54.27 THB1,724.06	+74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.46	$6.20 THB197.04	-13.1%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Lima	Nonthaburi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN174.98	$31.01 THB985.18	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN122.44	$38.04 THB1,208.47	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN287.77	$104.26 THB3,312.07	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN286.78	$87.87 THB2,791.33	+5.0%
Average			-0.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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