Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.3% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Peru instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.98
|
$3.74
PEN13.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB206.38
|
$5.76
PEN21.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.16
|
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.01
|
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.97
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB279.82
|
$3.22
PEN12.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB229.16
|
$4.63
PEN17.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.15
|
$2.67
PEN10.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.24
|
$2.40
PEN8.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.20
|
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.85
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.95
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.57
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.73
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.36
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.15
|
$5.19
PEN19.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB871.89
|
$17.61
PEN65.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,075,170.68
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,721.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB331.37
|
$16.04
PEN59.96
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB587.41
|
$28.54
PEN106.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,343.27
|
$324.84
PEN1,214.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,721.51
|
$239.27
PEN894.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,891.48
|
$37.17
PEN138.96
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,712.75
|
$170.53
PEN637.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB354,619.82
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,229.91
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.41
|
$2.47
PEN9.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.12
|
$2.84
PEN10.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.89
|
$5.40
PEN20.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,672.67
|
$32.14
PEN120.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.84
|
$5.04
PEN18.83
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,323.90
|
$42.67
PEN159.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,006.54
|
$26.03
PEN97.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,837.92
|
$66.63
PEN249.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,247.34
|
$62.87
PEN235.02
|
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