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Chiang Rai vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 21.8% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 46.3% more in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 47.1% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 10.4% more in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Chiang Rai

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

Chiang Rai vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$2.02 THB64.14	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$5.58 THB177.61	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.62 THB19.73	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.29 THB9.28	-77.6%
Average			-65.0%

Mexico City vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.58 THB50.32	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$8.37 THB266.20	+66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.70 THB213.21	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.94 THB61.67	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.36 THB43.32	-64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.18 THB37.48	-14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.47 THB14.92	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.77 THB24.62	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.42 THB13.43	-53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.64 THB20.48	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.52 THB16.41	-48.1%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 46.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.83 THB153.73	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$23.26 THB740.04	+19.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$20,468.61 THB651,237.92	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$11.94 THB379.89	+169.9%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 47.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$14.34 THB456.11	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$268.78 THB8,551.61	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$259.73 THB8,263.81	-61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$38.14 THB1,213.40	+2.1%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 10.4% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$644.81 THB20,515.64	+49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$7,753.26 THB246,681.03	-28.9%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.86 THB59.20	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.28 THB40.70	-66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.72 THB118.41	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$37.22 THB1,184.07	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$3.72 THB118.41	-42.9%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$62.03 THB1,973.45	+1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$19.90 THB633.15	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$67.19 THB2,137.90	-39.4%
Average			-31.8%

Mexico City vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of clothing

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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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