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Bangkok vs. Cozumel Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 3.7% cheaper than Cozumel.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 10.8% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Cozumel Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Cozumel	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.90 MX$166.17	$2.97 THB99.93	-66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.34 MX$155.78	$6.98 THB234.83	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 MX$21.03	$0.65 THB21.88	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 MX$18.69	$0.35 THB11.85	-64.8%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Cozumel	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MX$31.16	$1.48 THB49.71	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.23 MX$97.55	$8.63 THB290.22	+65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 MX$104.18	$7.27 THB244.58	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$36.14	$2.56 THB86.28	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MX$66.49	$1.63 THB54.88	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 MX$21.20	$1.77 THB59.51	+55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$12.16	$0.81 THB27.13	+23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.57	$1.24 THB41.81	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$0.87 THB29.41	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.47	$0.78 THB26.29	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.44	$0.69 THB23.27	-16.4%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Cozumel	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MX$99.55	$5.32 THB178.88	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.76 MX$1,246.27	$34.98 THB1,176.64	-47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,500.04 MX$383K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.26 MX$508.89	$10.55 THB354.74	-61.3%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 10.8% less for housing

	Cozumel	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.25 MX$415.42	$17.88 THB601.26	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$739.90 MX$13,812.80	$675.80 THB22,731.05	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$511.81 MX$9,554.72	$346.10 THB11,641.49	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.20 MX$843.83	$82.03 THB2,759.05	+81.5%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Cozumel	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.11 MX$4,930.58	$568.31 THB19,115.66	+115.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,671.70 MX$68,544.73	$16,500.59 THB555K	+349.4%
Average			+211.0%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cozumel	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 MX$31.16	$2.67 THB89.93	+60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 MX$53.66	$2.79 THB93.99	-2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 MX$84.12	$4.60 THB154.89	+2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.94 MX$726.99	$58.43 THB1,965.23	+50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.12 MX$114.24	$7.58 THB254.81	+23.8%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Cozumel	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.42 MX$1,034.64	$70.75 THB2,379.76	+27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.84 MX$1,005.11	$42.94 THB1,444.28	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.92 MX$1,921.33	$97.05 THB3,264.28	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.23 MX$1,609.76	$109.92 THB3,697.30	+27.5%
Average			+5.2%

Cozumel vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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