Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 19.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 33.7% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$2.97 THB98.83	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$6.98 THB232.24	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$0.65 THB21.64	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$0.35 THB11.72	-72.9%
Average			-62.4%

Mexico City vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$1.48 THB49.16	-51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$8.63 THB287.02	+43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$7.27 THB241.89	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$2.56 THB85.32	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$1.63 THB54.28	-62.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.77 THB58.85	+23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.81 THB26.83	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.24 THB41.35	+33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$0.87 THB29.09	-16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.78 THB26.00	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.69 THB23.01	-18.6%
Average			-12.9%

Mexico City vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$5.32 THB176.90	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+74.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$31,193.83 THB1M	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$10.55 THB350.83	+61.3%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$17.88 THB594.63	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+71.9%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 33.7% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+37.0%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$2.67 THB88.94	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$2.79 THB92.95	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$4.60 THB153.18	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$7.58 THB252.00	+13.5%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-5.2%
Average			-9.3%

Mexico City vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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