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Lima vs. Samut Prakan Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 32.3% more expensive than Samut Prakan.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 49.1% more in Lima
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 16.4% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 71.1% more in Lima

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Lima are more expensive than in Samut Prakan.

Lima vs. Samut Prakan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Samut Prakan, you would:

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Samut Prakan	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.16	$4.28 PEN14.38	+38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 THB247.40	$7.14 PEN23.96	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 THB19.50	$1.01 PEN3.37	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$0.65 PEN2.19	+110.5%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Samut Prakan	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 THB32.06	$2.67 PEN8.95	+165.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB198.32	$4.52 PEN15.16	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB174.51	$5.76 PEN19.32	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 THB59.49	$2.96 PEN9.94	+59.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB39.76	$2.63 PEN8.84	+111.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.99	$1.02 PEN3.41	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB11.81	$0.51 PEN1.70	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 THB25.86	$0.58 PEN1.93	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.24	$0.56 PEN1.89	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.46 PEN1.55	-41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB15.74	$0.43 PEN1.46	-11.9%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 49.1% more for transportation

	Samut Prakan	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 THB155.18	$5.20 PEN17.44	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.01 THB991.58	$22.85 PEN76.67	-26.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,405.22 THB396,633.22	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	+61.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.53 THB272.69	$21.70 PEN72.84	+154.5%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Samut Prakan	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.56 THB561.57	$24.99 PEN83.85	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.21 THB15,865.33	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.61 THB8,428.46	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	+42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.89 THB2,106.84	$43.53 PEN146.09	-33.9%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 16.4% less for childcare

	Samut Prakan	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.66 THB12,394.79	$192.22 PEN645.08	-50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,977.93 THB223,106.19	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	+17.7%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Samut Prakan	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.49	$2.28 PEN7.67	+22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 THB42.97	$2.61 PEN8.77	+94.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$5.71 PEN19.17	+22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.52 THB1,487.37	$31.13 PEN104.46	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB198.32	$7.14 PEN23.96	+15.1%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 71.1% more for clothing

	Samut Prakan	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB525.54	$51.07 PEN171.39	+210.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.11 THB1,090.74	$35.74 PEN119.93	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,677.27	$83.99 PEN281.88	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$83.70 PEN280.90	+68.7%
Average			+71.1%

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