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Mexico City vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 34.1% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 67.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 34.2% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB80.24	$9.93 MX$206.41	+325.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB207.04	$7.45 MX$154.81	+23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB24.23	$1.08 MX$22.44	+53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB13.05	$0.77 MX$16.07	+103.7%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Thailand	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB48.12	$2.45 MX$50.98	+75.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB280.70	$4.87 MX$101.18	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB229.88	$5.51 MX$114.50	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB70.37	$2.18 MX$45.38	+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB44.38	$3.57 MX$74.23	+176.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB42.33	$1.22 MX$25.40	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.90	$0.67 MX$13.91	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB28.03	$0.80 MX$16.61	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.65	$0.83 MX$17.20	+25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.81	$0.85 MX$17.69	+22.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB18.42	$0.83 MX$17.21	+54.5%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Thailand	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB153.63	$4.64 MX$96.41	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB874.65	$17.87 MX$371.54	-29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,078,567.42	$18,615.02 MX$387,024.84	-40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB332.41	$3.47 MX$72.24	-64.1%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 67.1% more for housing

	Thailand	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB589.26	$24.38 MX$506.87	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB13,385.42	$893.52 MX$18,577.19	+129.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,745.90	$544.24 MX$11,315.20	+141.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,897.45	$30.31 MX$630.20	-45.1%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Thailand	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,749.76	$381.33 MX$7,928.15	+11.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB355,740.16	$8,426.99 MX$175,205.53	-18.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB75.65	$2.73 MX$56.76	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB65.32	$3.01 MX$62.50	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB132.31	$3.92 MX$81.53	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,677.96	$53.69 MX$1,116.21	+10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB186.43	$4.96 MX$103.21	-8.4%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 34.2% more for clothing

	Thailand	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,328.08	$56.36 MX$1,171.69	+45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB1,009.71	$41.06 MX$853.66	+39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,846.89	$91.99 MX$1,912.62	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,254.44	$91.93 MX$1,911.30	+40.2%
Average			+34.2%

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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: January 2025

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