Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Peru, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Peru
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Peru
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Peru
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 77.4% more for childcare
Peru
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Peru
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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