Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 10.3% more expensive than Phuket.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% more in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 24.4% more in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 21.7% more in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 39.8% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.6% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 11.4% more in Mexico City
The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Phuket. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB147.49
|
$9.93
MX$201.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB245.81
|
$7.45
MX$150.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB26.55
|
$1.08
MX$21.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.41
|
$0.77
MX$15.66
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB55.67
|
$2.45
MX$49.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB414.02
|
$4.87
MX$98.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB231.69
|
$5.51
MX$111.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB72.06
|
$2.18
MX$44.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB47.05
|
$3.57
MX$72.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB43.04
|
$1.22
MX$24.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.00
|
$0.67
MX$13.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.31
|
$0.80
MX$16.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.08
|
$0.83
MX$16.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB22.86
|
$0.85
MX$17.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.66
|
$0.83
MX$16.77
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB153.97
|
$4.64
MX$93.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB361.77
|
$17.87
MX$362.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB786,587.61
|
$18,615.02
MX$377,273.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB373.63
|
$3.47
MX$70.42
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB516.43
|
$24.38
MX$494.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB17,921.32
|
$893.52
MX$18,109.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB14,564.16
|
$544.24
MX$11,030.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,090.48
|
$30.31
MX$614.32
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB23,925.37
|
$381.33
MX$7,728.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB426,276.35
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,791.22
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB95.21
|
$2.73
MX$55.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB80.87
|
$3.01
MX$60.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB143.55
|
$3.92
MX$79.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,798.50
|
$53.69
MX$1,088.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB294.97
|
$4.96
MX$100.61
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,236.86
|
$56.36
MX$1,142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB956.20
|
$41.06
MX$832.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,474.10
|
$91.99
MX$1,864.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,458.09
|
$91.93
MX$1,863.15
|
|
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