Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 37.7% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 42.9% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 66.2% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Monterrey

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

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Monterrey vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Ko Phan Ghan, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$13.91 MX$257.20	+290.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$11.13 MX$205.76	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$1.68 MX$30.99	+82.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$1.03 MX$19.03	+115.7%
Average			+137.3%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Monterrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$2.95 MX$54.63	+148.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$6.13 MX$113.44	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$7.20 MX$133.19	+12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.56 MX$47.39	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$4.28 MX$79.19	+297.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.52 MX$28.05	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$0.71 MX$13.19	+76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.98 MX$18.19	-3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$1.12 MX$20.72	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$1.06 MX$19.52	+56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$1.23 MX$22.77	+101.6%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$5.91 MX$109.36	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.04 MX$592.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$10.57 MX$195.47	-6.4%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 42.9% more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$26.79 MX$495.42	+56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+109.3%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 66.2% more for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+98.5%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$2.36 MX$43.72	-6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$4.04 MX$74.68	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$4.90 MX$90.53	+135.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$31.22 MX$577.27	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.29 MX$97.74	-30.2%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$42.76 MX$790.75	+49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+37.3%
Average			+29.5%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Monterrey - Cost of clothing

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