Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Thailand

Hat Yai vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Hat Yai is 26.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Hat Yai
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Hat Yai
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Hat Yai
Housing: pay 36.2% less in Hat Yai
Childcare: pay 45.9% less in Hat Yai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Hat Yai
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Hat Yai

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Hat Yai.

Hat Yai vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hat Yai instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Hat Yai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$188.31	$1.86 THB61.31	-82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$153.00	$4.34 THB143.06	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.04	$1.20 THB39.60	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.62	$0.47 THB15.33	-64.3%
Average			-57.1%

Mexico City vs. Hat Yai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Hat Yai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.54	$1.27 THB41.90	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$87.42	$11.47 THB378.09	+127.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$113.41	$5.87 THB193.41	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$45.22	$2.55 THB84.00	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.99	$1.09 THB35.92	-71.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.75	$1.20 THB39.40	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.88	$0.67 THB22.02	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.88	$0.91 THB30.13	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.72	$1.41 THB46.35	+55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.63	$1.55 THB50.99	+61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.25	$0.49 THB16.22	-50.5%
Average			+2.1%

Mexico City vs. Hat Yai - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Hat Yai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$89.11	$5.06 THB166.88	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$338.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$347K	$19,383.15 THB639K	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.75	??
Average			-2.3%

Mexico City vs. Hat Yai - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Hat Yai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$536.55	$9.92 THB326.99	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,718.14	$279.12 THB9,196.70	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,747.03	$113.71 THB3,746.80	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$648.05	$67.44 THB2,222.16	+80.5%
Average			-36.2%

Mexico City vs. Hat Yai - Cost of housing

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pay 45.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Hat Yai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,465.20	$129.22 THB4,257.73	-70.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$189K	$8,528.59 THB281K	-21.7%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Hat Yai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.49	$1.86 THB61.31	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$66.15	$2.75 THB90.69	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$75.32	$4.50 THB148.17	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,013.74	$49.62 THB1,634.97	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.99	$7.60 THB250.35	+16.6%
Average			-13.1%

Mexico City vs. Hat Yai - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Hat Yai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,057.11	$38.77 THB1,277.32	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$833.90	$27.91 THB919.67	-41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,833.75	$72.88 THB2,401.36	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,923.77	$100.79 THB3,321.03	-9.1%
Average			-29.6%

Mexico City vs. Hat Yai - Cost of clothing

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