Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 28.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Lima, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
$2.91
THB100.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
$0.62
THB21.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
$0.29
THB10.06
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
$11.74
THB404.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
$7.32
THB252.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
$1.31
THB45.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
$1.47
THB50.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
$0.73
THB25.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$1.04
THB35.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
$0.80
THB27.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
$0.71
THB24.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.62
THB21.45
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
$4.47
THB153.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
$10.34
THB356.41
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
$2.33
THB80.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
$2.58
THB89.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
$7.28
THB250.99
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
|
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