Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 26.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Lima, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.79
THB27.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.40
THB13.83
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$12.27
THB426.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$6.86
THB238.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$1.39
THB48.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.28
THB44.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.50
THB17.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.78
THB27.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.65
THB22.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.68
THB23.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.52
THB18.21
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.56
THB158.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$10.72
THB372.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$11.07
THB385.18
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$2.82
THB98.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.40
THB83.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$8.74
THB304.09
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
|
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