Cost of living comparison
Tijuana is 10.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tijuana instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$12.00
MX$240.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$1.03
MX$20.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.81
MX$16.26
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$2.13
MX$42.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$3.16
MX$63.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$5.23
MX$105.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$2.77
MX$55.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.70
MX$54.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.07
MX$21.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.63
MX$12.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.65
MX$13.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.82
MX$16.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.62
MX$12.48
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$4.44
MX$89.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$16.31
MX$327.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$18,093.80
MX$363,346.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$22.71
MX$456.05
|
|
pay 33.4% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$29.76
MX$597.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$681.49
MX$13,685.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$449.92
MX$9,034.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$48.20
MX$967.89
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$182.43
MX$3,663.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$2,591.21
MX$52,034.88
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.98
MX$59.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$3.78
MX$75.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$3.65
MX$73.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$33.76
MX$677.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$3.97
MX$79.75
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Tijuana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$34.69
MX$696.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$38.47
MX$772.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$73.36
MX$1,473.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$61.74
MX$1,239.82
|
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