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
THB59.82
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.35
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.35
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB245.02
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB204.79
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.75
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.59
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.68
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.50
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.37
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.63
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.52
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB152.77
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB797.62
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB401.30
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB77.27
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB61.13
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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