Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Aguascalientes vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Aguascalientes is 12.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% more in Aguascalientes
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Aguascalientes
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Aguascalientes
Housing: pay 8.5% less in Aguascalientes
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Aguascalientes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% less in Aguascalientes
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Aguascalientes

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Aguascalientes. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Aguascalientes.

Aguascalientes vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aguascalientes instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 81.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Aguascalientes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.47	$6.70 MX$128.49	+130.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.94	$5.96 MX$114.22	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.18	$0.98 MX$18.72	+58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.56	$0.69 MX$13.17	+135.4%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Aguascalientes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.89	$1.99 MX$38.17	+30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.77	$3.85 MX$73.77	-67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.87	$4.62 MX$88.53	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.47	$1.91 MX$36.66	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.09	$3.72 MX$71.24	+182.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.22	$0.93 MX$17.92	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.81	$0.41 MX$7.86	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.93	$0.37 MX$7.07	-64.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.37	$0.68 MX$13.04	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.35	$0.67 MX$12.84	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.40	$0.53 MX$10.25	-14.1%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Aguascalientes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.35	$4.45 MX$85.23	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,288.87	$20.85 MX$399.76	-47.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,813,967.97	$20,600.62 MX$394,999.83	-62.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.93	$8.84 MX$169.42	-14.6%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Aguascalientes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB503.43	$21.01 MX$402.77	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,724.83	$359.89 MX$6,900.60	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,894.37	$359.89 MX$6,900.60	+19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,206.80	$31.63 MX$606.54	-53.0%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Aguascalientes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,734.90	$170.02 MX$3,259.94	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB432,354.12	$3,276.24 MX$62,819.25	-75.2%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Aguascalientes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.38	$1.99 MX$38.07	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.68	$2.85 MX$54.57	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.72	$3.85 MX$73.77	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,788.83	$26.47 MX$507.63	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.68	$3.97 MX$76.14	-45.5%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Aguascalientes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,811.45	$46.02 MX$882.44	-16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,141.87	$33.06 MX$633.90	-5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,182.37	$78.60 MX$1,507.03	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,019.30	$51.13 MX$980.36	-44.5%
Average			-21.4%

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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: June 2025

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