Cost of living comparison
Lima is 15.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Lima instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.50
|
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.12
|
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.77
|
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.97
|
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.78
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.44
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.22
|
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.60
|
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.36
|
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
|
pay 36.0% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.95
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.72
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.71
|
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
|
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