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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 2.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 6.8% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 43.9% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

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

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$6.50 MX$117.06	+109.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$7.26 MX$130.72	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$1.35 MX$24.39	+71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.08 MX$19.51	+224.9%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$2.44 MX$43.90	+69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$12.05 MX$217.05	+41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$5.06 MX$91.09	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.44 MX$43.90	+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$3.28 MX$59.00	+137.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.17 MX$21.02	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.54 MX$9.70	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.33 MX$23.89	+29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.74 MX$13.27	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.69 MX$12.39	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.98 MX$17.70	+51.4%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$5.05 MX$90.95	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$29.78 MX$536.54	-19.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$24.37 MX$438.99	+109.6%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 6.8% less for housing

	Bangkok	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$27.05 MX$487.28	+60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	-28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	??
Average			-6.8%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	-82.9%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.17 MX$39.02	-22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$3.79 MX$68.29	+49.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$4.06 MX$73.16	-7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$41.52 MX$747.90	-18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$5.90 MX$106.33	-26.8%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 43.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$33.85 MX$609.70	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$16.25 MX$292.66	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$54.15 MX$975.53	-40.8%
Average			-43.9%

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