Cost of living comparison

 Nonthaburi, Thailand
compared to
 Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City vs. Nonthaburi Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 26.4% more expensive than Nonthaburi.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Groceries
pay 21.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation
pay 45.5% less in Mexico City
Housing
pay 61.3% more in Mexico City
Childcare
pay 20.8% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.1% more in Mexico City
Clothing
pay 26.5% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Nonthaburi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Nonthaburi, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Nonthaburi
Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.91
THB97.61
$9.93
MX$197.86
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.83
THB195.22
$7.45
MX$148.40
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
THB20.63
$1.08
MX$21.51

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

 
Nonthaburi
Mexico City
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
THB51.00
$2.45
MX$48.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.74
THB393.35
$4.87
MX$96.99
Milk (1 gallon) $5.58
THB186.97
$5.51
MX$109.75

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

 
Nonthaburi
Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.68
THB156.94
$4.64
MX$92.41
Monthly public transit pass $34.95
THB1,171.33
$17.87
MX$356.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $55,345.18
THB1,854,601.90
$18,615.02
MX$370,988.00

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pay 61.3% more for housing

 
Nonthaburi
Mexico City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.36
THB514.71
$24.38
MX$485.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $679.68
THB22,775.81
$893.52
MX$17,807.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.63
THB6,019.32
$544.24
MX$10,846.34

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pay 20.8% less for childcare

 
Nonthaburi
Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $402.95
THB13,502.80
$381.33
MX$7,599.63
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,191.37
THB442,039.11
$8,426.99
MX$167,945.68

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nonthaburi
Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.04
THB68.33
$2.73
MX$54.41
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.86
THB62.23
$3.01
MX$59.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.20
THB140.80
$3.92
MX$78.15

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

 
Nonthaburi
Mexico City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.13
THB976.11
$56.36
MX$1,123.13
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.84
THB1,167.44
$41.06
MX$818.29
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.10
THB3,253.66
$91.99
MX$1,833.37

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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: March 2025
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