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Bangkok vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 40.1% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 48.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.83 MX$179.49	$2.91 THB99.24	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 MX$147.42	$5.83 THB198.48	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 MX$22.53	$0.62 THB20.98	-44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MX$16.99	$0.29 THB9.94	-65.1%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Mexico	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.35 MX$47.84	$1.52 THB51.86	-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 MX$73.61	$11.74 THB399.97	+224.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 MX$105.18	$7.32 THB249.34	+41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.31	$2.27 THB77.41	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.12 MX$63.51	$1.31 THB44.79	-57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 MX$22.01	$1.47 THB50.13	+35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.53	$0.73 THB24.75	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.37	$1.04 THB35.27	+46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$14.20	$0.80 THB27.41	+15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.40	$0.71 THB24.28	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$14.93	$0.62 THB21.20	-15.2%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 48.2% more for transportation

	Mexico	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 MX$91.07	$4.47 THB152.13	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.30 MX$534.64	$39.32 THB1,339.77	+49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,957.31 MX$405,676.15	$55,345.18 THB1,885,605.66	+177.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.63 MX$317.65	$10.34 THB352.31	-33.8%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Mexico	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 MX$542.99	$15.36 THB523.32	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$486.26 MX$9,884.36	$571.31 THB19,464.32	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$362.30 MX$7,364.50	$301.88 THB10,285.12	-16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.69 MX$908.38	$67.33 THB2,293.95	+50.7%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Mexico	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.12 MX$4,169.45	$632.63 THB21,553.77	+208.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,165.20 MX$84,666.84	$13,191.37 THB449,428.77	+216.7%
Average			+212.6%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 MX$43.84	$2.33 THB79.39	+8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 MX$57.72	$2.58 THB88.03	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.78 MX$76.92	$4.20 THB143.16	+11.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.67 MX$684.35	$54.58 THB1,859.47	+62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 MX$89.24	$7.28 THB248.11	+65.9%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Mexico	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.84 MX$931.83	$55.27 THB1,882.99	+20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.33 MX$738.47	$34.84 THB1,186.96	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.04 MX$1,667.64	$97.10 THB3,308.05	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.65 MX$1,558.01	$92.12 THB3,138.54	+20.2%
Average			+13.8%

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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: December 2024

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