Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB95.30
|
$9.93
MX$192.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB190.60
|
$7.45
MX$144.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.14
|
$1.08
MX$20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.54
|
$0.77
MX$15.01
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.80
|
$2.45
MX$47.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB384.07
|
$4.87
MX$94.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB239.43
|
$5.51
MX$107.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB74.34
|
$2.18
MX$42.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.01
|
$3.57
MX$69.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB48.14
|
$1.22
MX$23.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.77
|
$0.67
MX$13.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.87
|
$0.80
MX$15.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.32
|
$0.83
MX$16.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.31
|
$0.85
MX$16.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.36
|
$0.83
MX$16.08
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB146.08
|
$4.64
MX$90.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,286.53
|
$17.87
MX$347.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,810,671.72
|
$18,615.02
MX$361,696.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB338.31
|
$3.47
MX$67.52
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB502.52
|
$24.38
MX$473.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,690.80
|
$893.52
MX$17,361.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,876.39
|
$544.24
MX$10,574.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,202.79
|
$30.31
MX$588.96
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,697.22
|
$381.33
MX$7,409.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB431,568.47
|
$8,426.99
MX$163,739.35
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB76.24
|
$2.73
MX$53.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB84.53
|
$3.01
MX$58.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB137.47
|
$3.92
MX$76.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,785.58
|
$53.69
MX$1,043.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB238.25
|
$4.96
MX$96.45
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,808.16
|
$56.36
MX$1,095.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,139.79
|
$41.06
MX$797.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,176.59
|
$91.99
MX$1,787.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,013.82
|
$91.93
MX$1,786.22
|
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