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Hua Hin vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 29.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 22.6% less in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 35.4% less in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Hua Hin

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hua Hin.

Hua Hin vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$3.10 THB97.52	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$8.82 THB277.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.70 THB22.04	-59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.36 THB11.38	-72.3%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.39 THB43.75	-47.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$6.20 THB195.04	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.46 THB171.63	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$1.88 THB59.10	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$1.24 THB39.10	-67.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.21 THB38.04	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.37 THB11.61	-53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.87 THB27.28	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.66 THB20.64	-27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.64 THB20.04	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.48 THB15.15	-51.5%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.97 THB156.26	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$12.41 THB390.07	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$21,709.13 THB682,630.16	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.68 THB273.05	+96.3%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$18.64 THB586.09	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$460.03 THB14,465.26	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$316.33 THB9,946.90	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$59.81 THB1,880.59	+60.1%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$139.56 THB4,388.34	-67.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$10,544.43 THB331,563.22	-3.2%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.17 THB68.26	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.06 THB64.78	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$4.65 THB146.28	+7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$50.65 THB1,592.80	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$7.75 THB243.80	+19.0%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$16.44 THB516.85	-73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$19.85 THB624.12	-58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$83.74 THB2,633.00	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$49.62 THB1,560.30	-55.3%
Average			-52.0%

Mexico City vs. Hua Hin - Cost of clothing

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