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Morelia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Morelia is 8.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 97.4% more in Morelia
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Morelia
Transportation: pay 46.6% less in Morelia
Housing: pay 17.5% less in Morelia
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Morelia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Morelia
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Morelia

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

Morelia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Morelia
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	$5.46 MX$112.66	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$1.08 MX$22.27	+75.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.77 MX$15.94	+164.9%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Morelia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$2.45 MX$50.59	+61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$3.31 MX$68.28	-71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$5.51 MX$113.62	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$2.18 MX$45.03	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$3.53 MX$72.78	+168.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$1.22 MX$25.20	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.60 MX$12.39	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.60 MX$12.39	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.83 MX$17.07	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.85 MX$17.56	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.83 MX$17.07	+33.0%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 46.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Morelia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$4.51 MX$92.99	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$22.34 MX$460.86	-43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$12,410.01 MX$256,035.92	-77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$3.47 MX$71.69	-66.4%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 17.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Morelia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$24.38 MX$502.98	+58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$215.11 MX$4,437.96	-28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$30.31 MX$625.36	-55.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Morelia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	-77.4%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Morelia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$2.73 MX$56.33	+17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$3.01 MX$62.02	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$2.82 MX$58.17	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$48.81 MX$1,007.07	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$3.97 MX$81.93	-45.5%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Morelia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$41.37 MX$853.45	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$28.13 MX$580.35	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$77.77 MX$1,604.49	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	-0.2%
Average			-16.1%

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