Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Mexico

Mexicali vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mexicali is 8.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Mexicali
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Mexicali
Transportation: pay 16.5% more in Mexicali
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Mexicali
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Mexicali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Mexicali
Clothing: pay 39.4% less in Mexicali

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

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Mexicali vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mexicali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$12.26 MX$225.73	+312.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$6.68 MX$122.93	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.39 MX$25.61	+113.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.11 MX$20.49	+215.7%
Average			+159.4%

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Mexicali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$2.36 MX$43.54	+60.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$1.25 MX$23.05	-85.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.74 MX$87.25	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$2.80 MX$51.63	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.78 MX$51.11	+70.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.76 MX$13.94	-57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.63 MX$11.62	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.63 MX$11.62	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$0.74 MX$13.61	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.63 MX$11.62	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.63 MX$11.62	-8.8%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 16.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Mexicali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$5.25 MX$96.72	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$35.60 MX$655.62	+1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,528.95 MX$396K	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$20.72 MX$381.59	+96.5%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Mexicali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$30.18 MX$555.74	+68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$1,001.37 MX$18,439.37	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$278.16 MX$5,122.05	-19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$36.69 MX$675.66	-55.3%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mexicali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$208.62 MX$3,841.53	-63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$4,673.07 MX$86,050.38	-71.7%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mexicali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$3.34 MX$61.46	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$3.48 MX$64.03	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$4.12 MX$75.81	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$39.38 MX$725.20	-32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$4.17 MX$76.83	-44.9%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 39.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Mexicali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$34.77 MX$640.26	-50.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$33.38 MX$614.65	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$77.88 MX$1,434.17	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$38.94 MX$717.09	-64.6%
Average			-39.4%

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