Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 19.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.98
|
$8.83
MX$179.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB206.38
|
$7.25
MX$147.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.16
|
$1.11
MX$22.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.01
|
$0.84
MX$17.03
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.97
|
$2.35
MX$47.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB279.82
|
$3.62
MX$73.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB229.16
|
$5.17
MX$105.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.15
|
$2.18
MX$44.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.24
|
$3.12
MX$63.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.20
|
$1.08
MX$22.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.85
|
$0.57
MX$11.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.95
|
$0.71
MX$14.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.57
|
$0.70
MX$14.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.73
|
$0.81
MX$16.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.36
|
$0.73
MX$14.96
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.15
|
$4.48
MX$91.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB871.89
|
$26.30
MX$535.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,075,170.68
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,640.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB331.37
|
$15.63
MX$318.41
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB587.41
|
$26.71
MX$544.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,343.27
|
$486.26
MX$9,907.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,721.51
|
$362.30
MX$7,382.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,891.48
|
$44.69
MX$910.54
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,712.75
|
$205.12
MX$4,179.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB354,619.82
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,868.02
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.41
|
$2.16
MX$43.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.12
|
$2.84
MX$57.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.89
|
$3.78
MX$77.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,672.67
|
$33.67
MX$685.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.84
|
$4.39
MX$89.46
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,323.90
|
$45.84
MX$934.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,006.54
|
$36.33
MX$740.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,837.92
|
$82.04
MX$1,671.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,247.34
|
$76.65
MX$1,561.71
|
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