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Surat Thani vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 11.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 33.6% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Surat Thani

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

Surat Thani vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surat Thani instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 69.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$1.94 THB61.57	-82.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$4.65 THB147.78	-47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$0.50 THB15.76	-71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$0.31 THB9.85	-76.2%
Average			-69.2%

Mexico City vs. Surat Thani - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$1.26 THB40.06	-52.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$8.53 THB271.01	+69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$7.55 THB239.92	+15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$1.95 THB62.07	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$1.84 THB58.48	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$1.51 THB47.96	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.90 THB28.61	+12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$0.98 THB31.28	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$0.80 THB25.32	-12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.56 THB17.87	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.63 THB20.03	-36.6%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$4.69 THB149.11	-8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	$21.71 THB689.62	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$27,911.74 THB887K	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$8.50 THB269.92	+92.0%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 33.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$19.53 THB620.48	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$58.70 THB1,864.59	+57.1%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$14,508.83 THB461K	+33.1%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$2.17 THB68.96	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$1.55 THB49.26	-59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$3.10 THB98.52	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$49.62 THB1,576.28	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$4.65 THB147.78	-28.6%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$66.46 THB2,111.09	+9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$29.92 THB950.53	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$90.82 THB2,885.16	-18.1%
Average			-8.9%

Mexico City vs. Surat Thani - 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: March 2026

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