Cost of living comparison
Lima is 15.8% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Lima instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB60.82
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.72
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.54
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB51.02
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB249.10
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB208.21
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB70.26
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB43.47
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB41.26
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.97
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.83
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.75
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.98
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.82
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB155.32
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB810.90
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB407.98
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB633.26
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,534.03
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,138.82
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,707.27
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB16,049.08
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB78.56
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB62.15
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,216.60
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,942.78
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,054.17
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,838.15
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,229.98
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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