Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Mexico

Mexico City vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 24.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 48.5% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 25.2% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$11.13 MX$205.76	+274.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$11.07 MX$204.73	+58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.63 MX$30.14	+150.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.30 MX$24.06	+269.3%
Average			+165.9%

Bangkok vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$3.03 MX$56.07	+105.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.02 MX$111.38	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$6.73 MX$124.42	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.87 MX$53.00	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$4.39 MX$81.13	+168.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.43 MX$26.42	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.90 MX$16.67	+11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.93 MX$17.19	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.04 MX$19.27	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.91 MX$16.90	+16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.85 MX$15.71	+22.8%
Average			+14.9%

Bangkok vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$5.76 MX$106.56	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$20.03 MX$370.37	-42.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$6.54 MX$120.88	-38.0%
Average			-23.7%

Bangkok vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$34.66 MX$640.87	+93.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+94.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$47.71 MX$882.34	-41.8%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$12,045.70 MX$223K	-27.0%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$3.34 MX$61.73	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.80 MX$70.36	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$5.29 MX$97.74	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	-2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$6.68 MX$123.46	-11.9%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$53.64 MX$991.98	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+5.5%
Average			+10.3%

Bangkok vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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