Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 13.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 45.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 35.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 37.9% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.33	$9.93 MX$188.24	+240.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB188.67	$7.45 MX$141.18	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.94	$1.08 MX$20.46	+75.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.45	$0.77 MX$14.65	+164.9%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.30	$2.45 MX$46.49	+61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.18	$4.87 MX$92.27	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.01	$5.51 MX$104.42	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.58	$2.18 MX$41.38	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.57	$3.57 MX$67.70	+171.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.65	$1.22 MX$23.16	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.52	$0.67 MX$12.69	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.52	$0.80 MX$15.15	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.06	$0.83 MX$15.69	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.07	$0.85 MX$16.13	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.16	$0.83 MX$15.69	+33.0%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 45.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.60	$4.64 MX$87.92	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,273.50	$17.87 MX$338.84	-54.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,792,330.33	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	-66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB334.88	$3.47 MX$65.89	-66.4%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 35.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB497.43	$24.38 MX$462.25	+58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,501.47	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,776.35	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	+80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,180.48	$30.31 MX$574.73	-55.0%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 37.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,487.57	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	-39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,196.85	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	-36.1%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.47	$2.73 MX$51.77	+17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.67	$3.01 MX$57.00	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.08	$3.92 MX$74.36	-6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,767.49	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB235.83	$4.96 MX$94.12	-31.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,789.84	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,128.24	$41.06 MX$778.52	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,144.41	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,983.29	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	-0.2%
Average			+3.6%

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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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