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Bangkok vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 7.1% more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 36.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 39.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Monterrey	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.41 MX$256.04	$2.91 THB100.50	-76.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$5.83 THB201.00	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 MX$27.18	$0.62 THB21.24	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MX$21.14	$0.29 THB10.07	-71.5%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.12	$1.52 THB52.52	-38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MX$99.48	$11.74 THB405.04	+143.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.80 MX$119.72	$7.32 THB252.51	+26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 MX$53.95	$2.27 THB78.39	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 MX$81.36	$1.31 THB45.36	-66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$26.72	$1.47 THB50.76	+13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$11.21	$0.73 THB25.06	+33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$15.39	$1.04 THB35.72	+38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.56	$0.80 THB27.76	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$18.71	$0.71 THB24.58	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$15.73	$0.62 THB21.47	-18.4%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 36.8% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 MX$95.58	$4.47 THB154.06	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.19 MX$870.52	$39.32 THB1,356.78	-6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+147.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.43 MX$194.59	$10.34 THB356.78	+9.6%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 39.0% less for housing

	Monterrey	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.26 MX$603.60	$15.36 THB529.96	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	$571.31 THB19,711.37	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	$301.88 THB10,415.67	-51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	$67.33 THB2,323.07	-22.7%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Monterrey	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	$632.63 THB21,827.34	+101.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	+89.1%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 MX$51.21	$2.33 THB80.40	-6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 MX$66.48	$2.58 THB89.14	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.97 MX$81.93	$4.20 THB144.97	+5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.33 MX$832.05	$54.58 THB1,883.07	+35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 MX$122.90	$7.28 THB251.26	+22.3%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Monterrey	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.13 MX$848.50	$34.84 THB1,202.03	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	$92.12 THB3,178.38	-12.4%
Average			-3.9%

Monterrey vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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