Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiclayo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiclayo and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiclayo is 14% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 40.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiclayo is 14.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.80 PEN 16.13

$4.51 ฿142

6.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.63 PEN 113

$46.08 ฿1,449

-27.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.58 PEN 28.82

$8.78 ฿276

-2.28%

Cappuccino

$4.23 PEN 14.20

$3.09 ฿97.0

36.89%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 PEN 2.92

$0.70 ฿21.97

24.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 PEN 1.61

$0.40 ฿12.46

20.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.54 PEN 8.52

$2.40 ฿75.5

5.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 PEN 4.64

$2.25 ฿70.6

-38.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.64 PEN 5.52

$1.87 ฿58.8

-12.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.68 PEN 5.66

$2.22 ฿69.8

-24.32%

Eggs

$3.08 PEN 10.35

$2.23 ฿70.1

38.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.09 PEN 20.47

$19.68 ฿619

-69.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.86 PEN 19.70

$3.66 ฿115

60.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.60 PEN 28.90

$13.09 ฿411

-34.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.92 PEN 6.46

$3.38 ฿106

-43.20%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 PEN 5.45

$1.69 ฿53.3

-4.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.08 PEN 3.62

$2.33 ฿73.2

-53.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.56 PEN 5.25

$1.98 ฿62.4

-21.21%

Potato (1kg)

$0.93 PEN 3.14

$1.55 ฿48.77

-40.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 PEN 4.79

$1.51 ฿47.42

-5.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 PEN 2.26

$0.98 ฿30.84

-31.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 PEN 2.43

$0.48 ฿15.01

50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 PEN 14.07

$4.35 ฿137

-3.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.14 PEN 50.9

$20.65 ฿649

-26.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 PEN 4.52

$1.77 ฿55.8

-24.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.55 PEN 5.20

$2.75 ฿86.6

-43.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 PEN 1.62

$1.37 ฿43.19

-64.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.32 PEN 95.2

$11.36 ฿357

149.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.70 PEN 9.07

$3.11 ฿97.8

-13.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 PEN 3.75

$1.05 ฿32.96

5.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.95 PEN 16.64

$13.72 ฿431

-63.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 PEN 4.15

$1.34 ฿42.16

-7.46%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$23.6K PEN 79.4K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-14.58%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.7K PEN 76.4K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-32.31%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$37.42 PEN 126

$122 ฿3,835

-69.32%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.73 PEN 49.51

$13.61 ฿428

8.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.14 PEN 118

$18.49 ฿581

90.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.05 PEN 108

$61.7 ฿1,939

-48.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$32.84 PEN 110

$16.70 ฿525

96.65%

Cinema Ticket

$5.46 PEN 18.34

$9.09 ฿286

-39.93%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$218 PEN 732

$702 ฿22.1K

-68.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,426 PEN 11.5K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-78.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.24 PEN 152

$58.9 ฿1,851

-23.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.80 PEN 124

$34.41 ฿1,082

6.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.5 PEN 281

$113 ฿3,545

-25.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.34 PEN 132

$84.7 ฿2,662

-53.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$124 PEN 418

$606 ฿19.1K

-79.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$141 PEN 473

$435 ฿13.7K

-67.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$325 PEN 1,093

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-84.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$354 PEN 1,191

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-75.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,117 PEN 3,753

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-74.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,086 PEN 3,649

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-63.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$484 PEN 1,627

$547 ฿17.2K

-11.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

87.62%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chiclayo: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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