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Bangkok vs. Irapuato Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 77.0% more expensive than Irapuato.

Restaurants: pay 55.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 21.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 93.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 99.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Irapuato Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.1% less for restaurants

	Irapuato	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$2.91 THB100.50	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 MX$184.35	$5.83 THB201.00	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 MX$24.32	$0.62 THB21.24	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MX$18.43	$0.29 THB10.07	-67.3%
Average			-55.1%

Irapuato vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.2% more for groceries

	Irapuato	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$48.00	$1.52 THB52.52	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 MX$98.56	$11.74 THB405.04	+145.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 MX$120.18	$7.32 THB252.51	+25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$39.94	$2.27 THB78.39	+17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 MX$90.20	$1.31 THB45.36	-69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 MX$23.54	$1.47 THB50.76	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MX$10.20	$0.73 THB25.06	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$1.04 THB35.72	+49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.77	$0.80 THB27.76	+41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MX$15.95	$0.71 THB24.58	-7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$0.62 THB21.47	-9.9%
Average			+21.2%

Irapuato vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.9% more for transportation

	Irapuato	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MX$89.19	$4.47 THB154.06	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.32 THB1,356.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+329.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.99 MX$433.12	$10.34 THB356.78	-50.7%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 99.5% more for housing

	Irapuato	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 MX$408.63	$15.36 THB529.96	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	$571.31 THB19,711.37	+228.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	$301.88 THB10,415.67	+93.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.94 MX$700.14	$67.33 THB2,323.07	+98.4%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Irapuato	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	$632.63 THB21,827.34	+339.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	+271.7%
Average			+305.6%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Irapuato	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$48.65	$2.33 THB80.40	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MX$56.33	$2.58 THB89.14	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$4.20 THB144.97	+12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.89 MX$307.24	$54.58 THB1,883.07	+266.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.72 MX$76.81	$7.28 THB251.26	+95.6%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Irapuato	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.16 MX$972.94	$34.84 THB1,202.03	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	$97.10 THB3,350.03	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	$92.12 THB3,178.38	+32.6%
Average			-0.1%

Irapuato vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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