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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 6.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 94.8% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 20.9% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

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

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 94.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$5.42 MX$97.66	+74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$5.96 MX$107.43	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$1.62 MX$29.30	+105.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$1.01 MX$18.23	+203.3%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$3.52 MX$63.48	+144.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$3.25 MX$58.60	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$5.44 MX$98.05	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$2.30 MX$41.54	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$1.87 MX$33.67	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$1.51 MX$27.32	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.92 MX$16.54	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.98 MX$17.72	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.64 MX$11.52	-25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.74 MX$13.29	+2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.80 MX$14.40	+23.0%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$5.09 MX$91.81	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$27.08 MX$488.31	-27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$24.37 MX$439.48	+109.6%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Bangkok	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$20.01 MX$360.86	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	-3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$25.60 MX$461.67	-62.7%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-80.5%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$2.71 MX$48.83	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$2.26 MX$40.69	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$1.90 MX$34.18	-56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$22.34 MX$402.85	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$6.77 MX$122.08	-16.0%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$18.95 MX$341.82	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$27.08 MX$488.31	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$54.15 MX$976.62	-40.8%
Average			-36.6%

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