Cost of living comparison
Culiacan is 4.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Culiacan
- Groceries
-
pay 19.6% more in Culiacan
- Transportation
-
pay 8.7% more in Culiacan
- Housing
-
pay 6.7% less in Culiacan
- Childcare
-
pay 80.8% less in Culiacan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.6% less in Culiacan
- Clothing
-
pay 5.4% less in Culiacan
The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Culiacan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Culiacan. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Culiacan.
If you lived in Culiacan instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Culiacan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.50
|
$9.93
MX$204.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB201.00
|
$7.07
MX$145.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.24
|
$0.95
MX$19.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.07
|
$0.74
MX$15.36
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Culiacan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.52
|
$2.83
MX$58.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB405.04
|
$3.72
MX$76.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.51
|
$6.58
MX$135.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.39
|
$2.03
MX$41.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.36
|
$4.28
MX$88.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.76
|
$0.79
MX$16.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.06
|
$0.79
MX$16.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.72
|
$0.79
MX$16.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.76
|
$0.68
MX$13.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.58
|
$0.90
MX$18.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.47
|
$0.90
MX$18.58
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Culiacan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB154.06
|
$4.43
MX$91.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,356.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,909,538.80
|
$27,775.34
MX$573,044.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.78
|
$18.28
MX$377.15
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Culiacan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.96
|
$26.06
MX$537.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,711.37
|
$347.48
MX$7,169.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,415.67
|
$260.61
MX$5,376.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,323.07
|
$37.96
MX$783.17
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Culiacan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,827.34
|
$99.28
MX$2,048.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB455,133.16
|
$2,978.40
MX$61,448.62
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Culiacan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.40
|
$1.86
MX$38.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.14
|
$3.32
MX$68.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.97
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,883.07
|
$32.27
MX$665.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB251.26
|
$3.97
MX$81.93
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Culiacan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,906.89
|
$57.09
MX$1,177.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,202.03
|
$24.82
MX$512.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,350.03
|
$67.01
MX$1,382.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,178.38
|
$124.10
MX$2,560.36
|
|
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