Cost of living comparison

Cancun, Mexico

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Cancun Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 25.6% more expensive than Cancun.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 29.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Cancun Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.1% less for restaurants

	Cancun	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$193.32	$2.91 THB97.07	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 MX$183.66	$5.83 THB194.15	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$27.83	$0.62 THB20.52	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 MX$22.29	$0.29 THB9.72	-74.5%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Cancun	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 MX$47.27	$1.52 THB50.73	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 MX$89.81	$11.74 THB391.23	+154.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 MX$98.79	$7.32 THB243.89	+44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 MX$39.05	$2.27 THB75.72	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 MX$57.00	$1.31 THB43.81	-55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$25.41	$1.47 THB49.03	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.78	$0.73 THB24.21	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 MX$26.36	$1.04 THB34.50	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$15.82	$0.80 THB26.81	-1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$18.27	$0.71 THB23.75	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 MX$19.56	$0.62 THB20.74	-38.0%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Cancun	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 MX$89.54	$4.47 THB148.81	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.58 MX$1,004.44	$39.32 THB1,310.50	-23.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,820.02 MX$483,305.43	$55,345.18 THB1,844,409.64	+123.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.39 MX$455.53	$10.34 THB344.61	-55.8%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Cancun	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.99 MX$603.42	$15.36 THB511.88	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$695.82 MX$13,549.37	$571.31 THB19,039.07	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$446.76 MX$8,699.50	$301.88 THB10,060.42	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.85 MX$1,574.38	$67.33 THB2,243.84	-16.7%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Cancun	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.19 MX$3,528.13	$632.63 THB21,082.87	+249.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.36 MX$95,694.48	$13,191.37 THB439,609.81	+168.4%
Average			+208.8%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cancun	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MX$43.64	$2.33 THB77.66	+4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 MX$63.50	$2.58 THB86.10	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.97 MX$77.33	$4.20 THB140.03	+5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.14 MX$450.60	$54.58 THB1,818.85	+135.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 MX$86.99	$7.28 THB242.69	+63.0%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Cancun	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.13 MX$937.28	$55.27 THB1,841.85	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.59 MX$693.00	$34.84 THB1,161.03	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.42 MX$1,546.58	$97.10 THB3,235.77	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.32 MX$1,856.18	$92.12 THB3,069.97	-3.4%
Average			+7.9%

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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: May 2025

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