Cost of living comparison

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Chiang Mai vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 11.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 18.9% less in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 44.8% more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Chiang Mai

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

Chiang Mai vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$2.02 THB64.12	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.05 THB255.99	-8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.79 THB25.23	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.34 THB10.80	-74.0%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.58 THB50.31	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$8.36 THB266.13	+66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.70 THB213.16	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.07 THB65.77	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.36 THB43.31	-64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.33 THB42.38	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.53 THB16.74	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.79 THB25.22	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.74 THB23.68	-17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.64 THB20.47	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.55 THB17.42	-44.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.83 THB153.69	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$19.14 THB609.04	-2.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$22,478.88 THB715,197.55	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$11.94 THB379.79	+169.8%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Mexico City	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$19.34 THB615.25	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$440.41 THB14,012.16	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$249.32 THB7,932.45	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$51.23 THB1,630.04	+37.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 44.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$644.65 THB20,510.55	+49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$15,231.38 THB484,607.99	+39.8%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.25 THB71.52	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.90 THB60.60	-50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$4.34 THB138.11
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$35.28 THB1,122.37	-39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$5.12 THB162.77	-21.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$62.01 THB1,972.96	+1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$19.90 THB632.99	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$93.02 THB2,959.44	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$67.18 THB2,137.37	-39.4%
Average			-27.1%

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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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