Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sakon Nakhon vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary
Sakon Nakhon is 29.9% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.0% less in Sakon Nakhon
- Groceries
-
pay 16.6% less in Sakon Nakhon
- Transportation
-
pay 0.8% more in Sakon Nakhon
- Housing
-
pay 33.2% less in Sakon Nakhon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.8% less in Sakon Nakhon
- Clothing
-
pay 45.8% less in Sakon Nakhon
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sakon Nakhon.
Sakon Nakhon vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sakon Nakhon instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
MX$187.11
|
$1.55
THB47.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MX$152.03
|
$3.09
THB95.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MX$29.85
|
$0.73
THB22.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
MX$22.48
|
$0.27
THB8.31
|
|
Mexico City vs. Sakon Nakhon - Cost of restaurants
pay 16.6% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$45.25
|
$1.27
THB39.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
MX$86.87
|
$5.79
THB178.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
MX$112.69
|
$9.62
THB297.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
MX$44.93
|
$2.23
THB69.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
MX$65.57
|
$1.05
THB32.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
MX$23.60
|
$1.27
THB39.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$13.79
|
$0.42
THB13.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
MX$16.78
|
$1.02
THB31.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.62
|
$1.08
THB33.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
MX$16.52
|
$0.63
THB19.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
MX$17.14
|
$0.59
THB18.12
|
|
Mexico City vs. Sakon Nakhon - Cost of groceries
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
MX$88.54
|
$5.09
THB157.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.54
MX$336.80
|
$7.75
THB239.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,030.45
MX$345K
|
$20,153.48
THB623K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
MX$76.26
|
$7.26
THB224.31
|
|
Mexico City vs. Sakon Nakhon - Cost of transportation
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
MX$533.13
|
$17.05
THB527.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,079.15
MX$18,598.89
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.25
MX$11,672.20
|
$124.02
THB3,834.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.36
MX$643.92
|
$47.42
THB1,466.11
|
|
Mexico City vs. Sakon Nakhon - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.39
MX$7,417.64
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,897.53
MX$188K
|
?? |
Mexico City vs. Sakon Nakhon - Cost of childcare
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
MX$56.13
|
$2.17
THB67.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
MX$65.73
|
$1.50
THB46.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$74.84
|
$4.19
THB129.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
MX$1,007.28
|
$103.35
THB3,195.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.51
MX$112.27
|
$3.72
THB115.03
|
|
Mexico City vs. Sakon Nakhon - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.95
MX$1,050.38
|
$28.94
THB894.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.08
MX$828.59
|
$11.37
THB351.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.72
MX$1,822.07
|
$92.50
THB2,859.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.91
MX$1,911.51
|
$64.59
THB1,997.10
|
|
Mexico City vs. Sakon Nakhon - Cost of clothing
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