Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Mexico

Cozumel vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Cozumel is 3.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Cozumel
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Cozumel
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Cozumel
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Cozumel
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Cozumel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Cozumel
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Cozumel

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

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Cozumel vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Cozumel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$8.90 MX$166.17	+199.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$8.34 MX$155.78	+19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.13 MX$21.03	+73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$1.00 MX$18.69	+184.1%
Average			+104.5%

Bangkok vs. Cozumel - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Cozumel
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.67 MX$31.16	+12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$5.23 MX$97.55	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$5.58 MX$104.18	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$1.94 MX$36.14	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$3.56 MX$66.49	+118.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.14 MX$21.20	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.65 MX$12.16	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.99 MX$18.57	-20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.71 MX$13.19	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$1.04 MX$19.47	+33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.83 MX$15.44	+19.5%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Cozumel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$5.33 MX$99.55	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$66.76 MX$1,246.27	+90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$20,500.04 MX$383K	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$27.26 MX$508.89	+158.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Cozumel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$22.25 MX$415.42	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$739.90 MX$13,812.80	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$511.81 MX$9,554.72	+47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$45.20 MX$843.83	-44.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Cozumel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$264.11 MX$4,930.58	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$3,671.70 MX$68,544.73	-77.7%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Cozumel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$1.67 MX$31.16	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$2.87 MX$53.66	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$4.51 MX$84.12	-2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$38.94 MX$726.99	-33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$6.12 MX$114.24	-19.2%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Cozumel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$55.42 MX$1,034.64	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$53.84 MX$1,005.11	+25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$102.92 MX$1,921.33	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$86.23 MX$1,609.76	-21.6%
Average			-4.9%

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