Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Mexico

Ajijic vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ajijic is 1.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ajijic
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Ajijic
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Ajijic
Housing: pay 30.6% more in Ajijic
Childcare: pay 73.9% less in Ajijic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% less in Ajijic
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in Ajijic

The cost of restaurants, housing, and transportation in Ajijic are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ajijic. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Ajijic.

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Ajijic vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ajijic instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ajijic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$9.74 MX$182.89	+227.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$7.23 MX$135.86	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.67 MX$31.35	+156.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.22 MX$22.99	+247.3%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ajijic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$2.24 MX$42.12	+51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$4.06 MX$76.29	-52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$5.62 MX$105.50	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$2.29 MX$43.06	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$3.85 MX$72.29	+135.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$1.03 MX$19.32	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.60 MX$11.26	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.70 MX$13.10	-43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$0.79 MX$14.93	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.73 MX$13.63	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.63 MX$11.85	-8.8%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Ajijic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$5.62 MX$105.62	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,528.95 MX$404K	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$36.86 MX$692.38	+249.5%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 30.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Ajijic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$24.93 MX$468.38	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$861.90 MX$16,191.86	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$647.47 MX$12,163.46	+87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$42.83 MX$804.53	-47.8%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 73.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ajijic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$216.96 MX$4,075.92	-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$2,948.48 MX$55,390.68	-82.1%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ajijic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$2.23 MX$41.80	-16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$3.60 MX$67.71	+29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$4.45 MX$83.61	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$25.03 MX$470.30	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$4.90 MX$91.97	-35.4%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ajijic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$44.51 MX$836.09	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$16.69 MX$313.53	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$69.54 MX$1,306.38	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$71.63 MX$1,345.58	-34.8%
Average			-41.9%

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