Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Mexico

Cancun vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Cancun is 12.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Cancun
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Cancun
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Cancun
Housing: pay 23.9% more in Cancun
Childcare: pay 64.9% less in Cancun
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Cancun
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in Cancun

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

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Cancun vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Cancun
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$11.13 MX$209.02	+274.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$11.52 MX$216.51	+65.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.34 MX$25.23	+106.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.82 MX$15.50	+134.1%
Average			+152.7%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Cancun
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$2.66 MX$49.94	+79.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$4.94 MX$92.83	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$6.40 MX$120.23	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$2.75 MX$51.70	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$4.02 MX$75.45	+146.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$1.31 MX$24.56	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.75 MX$14.07	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$1.42 MX$26.62	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.01 MX$19.01	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.91 MX$17.09	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.89 MX$16.73	+28.7%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Cancun
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$5.72 MX$107.40	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$29.03 MX$545.27	-17.0%
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	$27.96 MX$525.20	+165.1%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 23.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Cancun
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$38.80 MX$728.96	+117.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$663.13 MX$12,457.68	-1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$460.19 MX$8,645.13	+33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$130.28 MX$2,447.55	+58.8%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 64.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Cancun
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$210.01 MX$3,945.28	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$5,507.55 MX$103K	-66.6%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Cancun
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$3.17 MX$59.53	+18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$3.84 MX$72.12	+37.4%
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	$33.38 MX$627.06	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$7.51 MX$141.09	-0.9%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Cancun
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$55.63 MX$1,045.11	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$55.63 MX$1,045.11	+29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$76.03 MX$1,428.31	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$94.57 MX$1,776.68	-14.0%
Average			-9.0%

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