Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 31.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB92.25
|
$10.09
MX$194.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB184.50
|
$8.90
MX$171.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.25
|
$1.21
MX$23.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.45
|
$0.84
MX$16.17
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.79
|
$2.63
MX$50.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB321.55
|
$5.57
MX$107.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB219.38
|
$6.31
MX$121.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.84
|
$2.49
MX$48.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.35
|
$4.13
MX$79.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.53
|
$1.42
MX$27.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.37
|
$0.70
MX$13.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.93
|
$0.82
MX$15.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.77
|
$0.91
MX$17.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.02
|
$0.95
MX$18.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.42
|
$0.87
MX$16.70
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.25
|
$5.46
MX$105.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,199.23
|
$21.52
MX$415.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,706,600.39
|
$21,960.54
MX$423,552.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB349.77
|
$5.34
MX$103.03
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB501.01
|
$27.98
MX$539.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,240.44
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,422.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,567.16
|
$643.75
MX$12,416.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,329.74
|
$41.48
MX$800.04
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,449.74
|
$408.19
MX$7,872.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB409,431.05
|
$10,042.62
MX$193,692.08
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.19
|
$2.97
MX$57.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.73
|
$3.52
MX$67.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB138.37
|
$4.45
MX$85.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,919.34
|
$60.85
MX$1,173.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB230.62
|
$5.94
MX$114.47
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,791.50
|
$66.94
MX$1,291.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,306.89
|
$45.00
MX$867.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,383.62
|
$110.60
MX$2,133.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,077.38
|
$106.14
MX$2,047.19
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