Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 10.3% more expensive than Phuket.
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
THB152.04
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB27.37
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.83
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB426.82
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB238.85
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB48.51
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB44.37
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.53
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB27.13
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.76
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.56
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.21
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB158.72
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB372.95
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB385.18
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB98.15
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB83.37
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB304.09
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Phuket
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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