Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.5% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Peru instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.81
฿61.28
|
$2.61
PEN8.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
$5.18
PEN16.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
฿21.72
|
$0.83
PEN2.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿10.86
|
$0.49
PEN1.58
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
$1.45
PEN4.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
฿255.49
|
$2.20
PEN7.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
฿212.76
|
$4.64
PEN15.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
$1.50
PEN4.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.98
฿33.08
|
$1.70
PEN5.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
฿36.80
|
$0.57
PEN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
฿17.80
|
$0.37
PEN1.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
฿26.25
|
$0.46
PEN1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
฿18.81
|
$0.38
PEN1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
฿18.02
|
$0.30
PEN0.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
฿14.00
|
$0.32
PEN1.02
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
฿157.49
|
$4.09
PEN13.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
฿785.57
|
$18.20
PEN59.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
$15,958.89
PEN51,746.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
฿228.41
|
$11.83
PEN38.35
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.03
฿645.50
|
$35.83
PEN116.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
$343.66
PEN1,114.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
$237.19
PEN769.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
$45.65
PEN148.03
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
$131.80
PEN427.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
$4,020.10
PEN13,035.17
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
฿65.01
|
$1.71
PEN5.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
฿58.20
|
$2.39
PEN7.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
$4.14
PEN13.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
$36.36
PEN117.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.07
฿171.84
|
$4.71
PEN15.26
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
$40.03
PEN129.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
$28.91
PEN93.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
$68.36
PEN221.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.24
฿2,178.90
|
$65.84
PEN213.47
|
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