Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 8.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.81
฿64.93
|
$6.94
MX$142.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
$5.60
MX$114.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
฿23.01
|
$0.90
MX$18.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.51
|
$0.67
MX$13.81
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
$1.71
MX$34.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
฿270.71
|
$2.95
MX$60.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
฿225.43
|
$4.15
MX$85.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
$1.66
MX$33.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.98
฿35.05
|
$2.53
MX$51.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
฿38.99
|
$1.07
MX$21.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
฿18.86
|
$0.49
MX$9.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
฿27.81
|
$0.50
MX$10.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
฿19.93
|
$0.55
MX$11.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
฿19.10
|
$0.58
MX$11.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
฿14.84
|
$0.54
MX$11.13
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
฿166.86
|
$4.09
MX$83.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
฿832.34
|
$18.51
MX$379.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
$16,367.55
MX$335,286.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
$9.31
MX$190.77
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
$26.86
MX$550.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
$376.70
MX$7,716.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
$247.19
MX$5,063.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
$39.72
MX$813.66
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
$173.23
MX$3,548.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
$3,407.20
MX$69,795.87
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
฿68.88
|
$1.78
MX$36.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
฿61.67
|
$2.37
MX$48.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
$3.18
MX$65.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
$31.00
MX$635.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.07
฿182.07
|
$3.81
MX$78.11
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
$39.73
MX$813.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
$31.81
MX$651.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
$70.63
MX$1,446.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
$62.40
MX$1,278.16
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