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Mexico City vs. Surat Thani Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 73.1% more expensive than Surat Thani.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 27.9% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Surat Thani Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Surat Thani	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 THB61.97	$10.86 MX$198.62	+460.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$8.82 MX$161.38	+89.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 THB15.87	$1.73 MX$31.68	+249.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$1.30 MX$23.86	+320.5%
Average			+279.8%

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Surat Thani	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 THB40.32	$2.63 MX$48.03	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB272.78	$5.04 MX$92.21	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.55 THB241.48	$6.54 MX$119.62	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 THB62.47	$2.61 MX$47.69	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB58.86	$3.80 MX$69.61	+106.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB48.28	$1.37 MX$25.05	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.80	$0.80 MX$14.63	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.48	$0.97 MX$17.81	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.49	$0.91 MX$16.58	+13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.99	$0.96 MX$17.54	+70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.16	$0.99 MX$18.19	+57.6%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Surat Thani	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.08	$5.14 MX$93.99	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.71 THB694.11	$19.54 MX$357.52	-10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB892,424.75	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 THB271.68	$4.42 MX$80.95	-47.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Surat Thani	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.53 THB624.52	$30.93 MX$565.92	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.94 THB7,767.40	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+344.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.07 THB4,957.92	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+336.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.70 THB1,876.72	$37.36 MX$683.53	-36.3%
Average			+175.8%

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pay 27.9% less for childcare

	Surat Thani	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,930.82	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	-31.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,508.83 THB463,892.28	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-24.9%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Surat Thani	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB69.41	$3.26 MX$59.59	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB49.58	$3.81 MX$69.77	+145.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 THB99.16	$4.34 MX$79.45	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 THB148.74	$6.51 MX$119.17	+40.0%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Surat Thani	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 THB2,124.82	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB956.71	$48.08 MX$879.56	+60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.41 THB3,753.85	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,903.92	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+22.1%
Average			+16.1%

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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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