Cost of living comparison
Lima is 1.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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