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Mexico City vs. Chiang Rai Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 83.8% more expensive than Chiang Rai.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.7% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.4% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 62.5% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Chiang Rai. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Chiang Rai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Chiang Rai, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Chiang Rai	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.02 THB64.14	$10.86 MX$197.31	+438.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 THB177.61	$8.82 MX$160.32	+58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.73	$1.73 MX$31.47	+179.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.28	$1.30 MX$23.70	+347.3%
Average			+255.8%

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Chiang Rai	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 THB50.32	$2.63 MX$47.71	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 THB266.20	$5.04 MX$91.60	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 THB213.21	$6.54 MX$118.83	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 THB61.67	$2.61 MX$47.38	+34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 THB43.32	$3.80 MX$69.15	+179.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 THB37.48	$1.37 MX$24.88	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 THB14.92	$0.80 MX$14.54	+70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 THB24.62	$0.97 MX$17.69	+25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 THB13.43	$0.91 MX$16.47	+114.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.48	$0.96 MX$17.42	+48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 THB16.41	$0.99 MX$18.07	+92.8%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 18.7% less for transportation

	Chiang Rai	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB153.73	$5.14 MX$93.37	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.26 THB740.04	$19.54 MX$355.17	-16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,468.61 THB651,237.92	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.94 THB379.89	$4.42 MX$80.42	-62.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Chiang Rai	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.34 THB456.11	$30.93 MX$562.20	+115.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$268.78 THB8,551.61	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+301.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.73 THB8,263.81	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+160.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 THB1,213.40	$37.36 MX$679.03	-2.0%
Average			+144.0%

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pay 3.7% more for childcare

	Chiang Rai	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$644.81 THB20,515.64	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,753.26 THB246,681.03	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+40.6%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chiang Rai	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$3.26 MX$59.19	+75.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 THB40.70	$3.81 MX$69.31	+198.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 THB118.41	$4.34 MX$78.93	+16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.22 THB1,184.07	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.72 THB118.41	$6.51 MX$118.39	+75.0%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 62.5% more for clothing

	Chiang Rai	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.03 THB1,973.45	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.90 THB633.15	$48.08 MX$873.77	+141.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,318.80	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.19 THB2,137.90	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+65.1%
Average			+62.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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