Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Mexico

Monterrey vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 31.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 19.1% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 58.5% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 7.1% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Monterrey

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

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Monterrey vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$13.91 MX$259.64	+368.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$11.13 MX$207.71	+59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.68 MX$31.29	+157.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$1.03 MX$19.21	+192.0%
Average			+188.5%

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pay 19.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$2.95 MX$55.15	+99.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$6.13 MX$114.52	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$7.20 MX$134.45	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$2.56 MX$47.84	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$4.28 MX$79.94	+162.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.52 MX$28.31	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.71 MX$13.32	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.98 MX$18.36	-20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.12 MX$20.92	+28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$1.06 MX$19.70	+35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$1.23 MX$22.99	+78.0%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$5.91 MX$110.39	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$32.04 MX$598.21	-8.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,528.95 MX$402K	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$10.57 MX$197.33	+0.2%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 58.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$26.79 MX$500.12	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$981.90 MX$18,330.52	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$685.94 MX$12,805.40	+98.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$91.91 MX$1,715.79	+12.0%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 7.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$703.26 MX$13,128.81	+23.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$11,496.80 MX$215K	-30.3%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$2.36 MX$44.14	-11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$4.04 MX$75.39	+44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$4.90 MX$91.39	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$31.22 MX$582.75	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$5.29 MX$98.66	-30.2%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$73.56 MX$1,373.20	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$42.76 MX$798.25	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$112.51 MX$2,100.32	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$120.67 MX$2,252.66	+9.8%
Average			+7.1%

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