Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Mexico

Durango vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Durango is 11.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Durango
Groceries: pay 5.3% less in Durango
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Durango
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Durango
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Durango
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% less in Durango
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Durango

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Durango. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Durango.

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Durango vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Durango
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.32	$7.51 MX$136.39	+152.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB233.40	$10.57 MX$191.96	+51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.75	$1.20 MX$21.72	+83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.78	$0.81 MX$14.65	+128.9%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Durango
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.41	$2.50 MX$45.46	+69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB288.45	$3.99 MX$72.41	-53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.10	$4.91 MX$89.24	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.75	$2.26 MX$40.98	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.55	$3.79 MX$68.74	+132.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.15	$1.14 MX$20.78	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.96	$0.71 MX$12.98	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.56	$0.83 MX$15.12	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$0.54 MX$9.78	-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.13	$0.56 MX$10.23	-27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.13	$0.58 MX$10.54	-16.1%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Durango
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB177.79	$5.40 MX$98.12	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,169.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$19,471.13 MX$354K	-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB352.58	??
Average			-18.0%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Bangkok	Durango
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB597.60	$27.61 MX$501.45	+54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,592.79	$305.97 MX$5,556.75	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,570.68	$139.08 MX$2,525.79	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,742.27	$25.53 MX$463.56	-68.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Durango
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,999.39	$180.80 MX$3,283.53	-68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB552K	$2,392.17 MX$43,443.66	-85.5%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Durango
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.39	$1.39 MX$25.26	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.42	$1.95 MX$35.36	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.94	$3.76 MX$68.20	-18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,953.28	$23.18 MX$420.97	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.26	$3.89 MX$70.72	-48.6%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Durango
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,365.29	$50.07 MX$909.29	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,435.49	$61.19 MX$1,111.35	+42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,244.43	$66.76 MX$1,212.38	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,674.81	$83.45 MX$1,515.48	-24.1%
Average			-10.5%

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