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Ensenada vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ensenada is 3.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ensenada
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Ensenada
Transportation: pay 14.0% more in Ensenada
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Ensenada
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Ensenada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Ensenada
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Ensenada

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

Ensenada vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ensenada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$7.45 MX$153.62	+155.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$5.96 MX$122.90	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$1.03 MX$21.30	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.81 MX$16.71	+177.6%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ensenada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$2.06 MX$42.50	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$3.13 MX$64.52	-73.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$5.23 MX$107.93	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$2.56 MX$52.88	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$1.78 MX$36.70	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$0.84 MX$17.34	-42.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.63 MX$13.01	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.63 MX$13.01	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.65 MX$13.32	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.82 MX$16.88	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.62 MX$12.82	-0.1%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 14.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Ensenada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$4.44 MX$91.66	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$17,374.02 MX$358,450.29	-68.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$21.84 MX$450.62	+111.2%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Ensenada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$24.56 MX$506.61	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$494.24 MX$10,196.84	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$434.35 MX$8,961.26	+43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$46.41 MX$957.57	-31.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ensenada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$182.43 MX$3,763.73	-71.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$2,591.21 MX$53,460.30	-80.4%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ensenada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$2.98 MX$61.45	+27.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$2.65 MX$54.74	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$3.65 MX$75.27	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$3.97 MX$81.93	-45.5%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ensenada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$34.69 MX$715.76	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$38.06 MX$785.18	+9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$73.36 MX$1,513.46	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$54.60 MX$1,126.56	-40.7%
Average			-23.3%

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