Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Peru

Peru vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 11.4% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Peru
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Peru
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Peru
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Peru
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Peru
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Peru

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Peru.

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Peru vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Peru instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.94	$3.46 PEN11.88	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB234.58	$6.26 PEN21.48	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB25.04	$0.98 PEN3.36	+31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.30	$0.54 PEN1.85	+46.9%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Thailand	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.84	$1.93 PEN6.61	+44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB266.82	$3.69 PEN12.67	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB238.93	$5.12 PEN17.57	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB69.19	$2.91 PEN10.00	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.94	$2.62 PEN8.99	+91.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB45.40	$0.86 PEN2.96	-36.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.17	$0.48 PEN1.66	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.35	$0.54 PEN1.84	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.63	$0.51 PEN1.74	-38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.23	$0.42 PEN1.43	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.05	$0.41 PEN1.41	-27.7%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Thailand	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB170.06	$5.81 PEN19.93	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,103.68	$21.42 PEN73.46	-34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB980K	$20,430.71 PEN70,070.54	-30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB361.74	$19.50 PEN66.89	+81.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Thailand	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB643.63	$29.21 PEN100.17	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,686.22	$433.10 PEN1,485.40	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB9,002.19	$248.75 PEN853.13	-7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,043.38	$40.94 PEN140.41	-32.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Thailand	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,313.53	$132.64 PEN454.91	-74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB387K	$7,456.55 PEN25,573.48	-35.3%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB70.51	$2.33 PEN8.00	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB67.08	$3.02 PEN10.37	+51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB139.35	$5.55 PEN19.04	+33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,680.98	$31.34 PEN107.49	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB203.17	$5.06 PEN17.36	-16.4%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Thailand	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,487.41	$46.89 PEN160.80	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,102.71	$25.32 PEN86.83	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,808.40	$65.41 PEN224.34	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,615.60	$61.54 PEN211.07	-21.0%
Average			-15.7%

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