Cost of living comparison

Phuket, Thailand

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

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.

Mexico City vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

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

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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	+127.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.28 THB245.81	$7.45 MX$150.91	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.55	$1.08 MX$21.87	+37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 THB13.41	$0.77 MX$15.66	+94.4%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Phuket	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 THB55.67	$2.45 MX$49.69	+48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.27 THB414.02	$4.87 MX$98.63	-60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 THB231.69	$5.51 MX$111.61	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB72.06	$2.18 MX$44.23	+2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 THB47.05	$3.57 MX$72.36	+156.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 THB43.04	$1.22 MX$24.76	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB17.00	$0.67 MX$13.56	+32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.31	$0.80 MX$16.19	+2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 THB22.08	$0.83 MX$16.77	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 THB22.86	$0.85 MX$17.25	+25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.66	$0.83 MX$16.77	+58.2%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Phuket	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 THB153.97	$4.64 MX$93.98	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 THB361.77	$17.87 MX$362.18	+66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,303.23 THB786,587.61	$18,615.02 MX$377,273.73	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.07 THB373.63	$3.47 MX$70.42	-68.6%
Average			-5.1%

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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	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$530.93 THB17,921.32	$893.52 MX$18,109.14	+68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.47 THB14,564.16	$544.24 MX$11,030.11	+26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.56 THB3,090.48	$30.31 MX$614.32	-66.9%
Average			+21.7%

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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	-46.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,628.75 THB426,276.35	$8,426.99 MX$170,791.22	-33.3%
Average			-39.8%

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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	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 THB80.87	$3.01 MX$60.93	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 THB143.55	$3.92 MX$79.48	-7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.28 THB1,798.50	$53.69 MX$1,088.09	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.74 THB294.97	$4.96 MX$100.61	-43.2%
Average			-5.6%

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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	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 THB956.20	$41.06 MX$832.15	+44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.92 THB3,474.10	$91.99 MX$1,864.43	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.82 THB2,458.09	$91.93 MX$1,863.15	+26.2%
Average			+11.4%

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