Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 6.6% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$178.15
|
$2.33
THB79.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$146.33
|
$6.02
THB206.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.37
|
$0.70
THB24.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.86
|
$0.38
THB12.99
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.49
|
$1.40
THB47.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.07
|
$8.16
THB279.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.40
|
$6.68
THB228.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.98
|
$2.05
THB70.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.04
|
$1.29
THB44.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.85
|
$1.23
THB42.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.44
|
$0.52
THB17.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.26
|
$0.82
THB27.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.09
|
$0.66
THB22.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.28
|
$0.69
THB23.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.81
|
$0.54
THB18.33
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.40
|
$4.47
THB152.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$530.67
|
$25.43
THB870.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$402,662.59
|
$31,362.48
THB1,073,464.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$315.29
|
$9.67
THB330.84
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$538.95
|
$17.13
THB586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,810.93
|
$389.22
THB13,322.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,309.79
|
$225.23
THB7,709.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$901.63
|
$55.17
THB1,888.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,138.47
|
$341.66
THB11,694.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,037.90
|
$10,344.18
THB354,057.17
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.51
|
$2.20
THB75.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.29
|
$1.90
THB65.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.34
|
$3.85
THB131.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$679.27
|
$48.79
THB1,670.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.58
|
$5.42
THB185.55
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$924.90
|
$38.62
THB1,321.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$732.98
|
$29.36
THB1,004.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,655.25
|
$82.78
THB2,833.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,546.44
|
$65.55
THB2,243.78
|
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