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Bangkok vs. Celaya Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 39.2% more expensive than Celaya.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 22.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 19.0% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Celaya. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Celaya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	Celaya	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.80 MX$238.87	$2.97 THB99.93	-76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.23 MX$135.01	$6.98 THB234.83	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 MX$22.85	$0.65 THB21.88	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 MX$20.77	$0.35 THB11.85	-68.3%
Average			-57.2%

Celaya vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

	Celaya	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 MX$41.85	$1.48 THB49.71	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$75.81	$8.63 THB290.22	+112.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MX$104.84	$7.27 THB244.58	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MX$41.54	$2.56 THB86.28	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 MX$71.84	$1.63 THB54.88	-57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MX$19.20	$1.77 THB59.51	+72.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 MX$9.42	$0.81 THB27.13	+59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$13.01	$1.24 THB41.81	+78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 MX$9.42	$0.87 THB29.41	+73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$13.54	$0.78 THB26.29	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$11.78	$0.69 THB23.27	+9.7%
Average			+22.0%

Celaya vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Celaya	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MX$104.13	$5.32 THB178.88	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$519.28	$34.98 THB1,176.64	+25.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$402K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.38 MX$193.69	$10.55 THB354.74	+1.6%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Celaya	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 MX$363.49	$17.88 THB601.26	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.34 MX$4,673.50	$675.80 THB22,731.05	+169.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$222.53 MX$4,154.23	$346.10 THB11,641.49	+55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.93 MX$540.05	$82.03 THB2,759.05	+183.6%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Celaya	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.96 MX$4,050.37	$568.31 THB19,115.66	+161.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.48 MX$55,043.49	$16,500.59 THB555K	+459.6%
Average			+282.9%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Celaya	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MX$41.54	$2.67 THB89.93	+20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$62.31	$2.79 THB93.99	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$83.08	$4.60 THB154.89	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.38 MX$623.13	$58.43 THB1,965.23	+75.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.17 MX$96.59	$7.58 THB254.81	+46.4%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 19.0% more for clothing

	Celaya	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,038.56	$70.75 THB2,379.76	+27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$726.99	$42.94 THB1,444.28	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31 MX$1,947.29	$97.05 THB3,264.28	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.63 MX$1,337.14	$109.92 THB3,697.30	+53.5%
Average			+19.0%

Celaya vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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