Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 17.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Lima, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$4.11
THB138.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$6.85
THB231.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.73
THB24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.38
THB12.97
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.59
THB53.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$11.53
THB390.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$6.21
THB210.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.01
THB68.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$1.23
THB41.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.34
THB45.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.45
THB15.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.82
THB27.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.66
THB22.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.61
THB20.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.46
THB15.48
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$4.30
THB145.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$10.84
THB366.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$19,171.96
THB648,585.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$10.74
THB363.21
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$14.20
THB480.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$514.87
THB17,417.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$436.39
THB14,763.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$79.44
THB2,687.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$616.89
THB20,869.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$13,066.70
THB442,044.93
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$2.74
THB92.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$2.25
THB76.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$4.00
THB135.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$54.14
THB1,831.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$8.22
THB277.97
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$47.60
THB1,610.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$26.64
THB901.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$98.60
THB3,335.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$68.47
THB2,316.38
|
|
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