Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 19.6% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Mexico
- Groceries
-
pay 16.5% more in Mexico
- Transportation
-
pay 7.3% more in Mexico
- Housing
-
pay 30.7% more in Mexico
- Childcare
-
pay 49.9% less in Mexico
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.8% less in Mexico
- Clothing
-
pay 14.6% more in Mexico
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Mexico are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mexico.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB77.83
|
$8.83
MX$174.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB200.81
|
$7.25
MX$143.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.51
|
$1.11
MX$21.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.66
|
$0.84
MX$16.48
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB46.67
|
$2.35
MX$46.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB272.27
|
$3.62
MX$71.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB222.97
|
$5.17
MX$102.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB68.26
|
$2.18
MX$42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.04
|
$3.12
MX$61.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.06
|
$1.08
MX$21.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.36
|
$0.57
MX$11.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.19
|
$0.71
MX$13.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB21.97
|
$0.70
MX$13.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.09
|
$0.81
MX$15.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB17.86
|
$0.73
MX$14.48
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB149.02
|
$4.48
MX$88.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB848.37
|
$26.30
MX$518.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,046,155.93
|
$19,957.31
MX$393,545.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB322.42
|
$15.63
MX$308.16
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB571.55
|
$26.71
MX$526.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB12,983.18
|
$486.26
MX$9,588.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,513.13
|
$362.30
MX$7,144.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,840.43
|
$44.69
MX$881.22
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,396.67
|
$205.12
MX$4,044.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB345,049.99
|
$4,165.20
MX$82,135.05
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB73.38
|
$2.16
MX$42.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB63.36
|
$2.84
MX$55.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB128.33
|
$3.78
MX$74.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,627.53
|
$33.67
MX$663.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB180.83
|
$4.39
MX$86.58
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,288.17
|
$45.84
MX$903.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB979.37
|
$36.33
MX$716.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,761.34
|
$82.04
MX$1,617.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,186.70
|
$76.65
MX$1,511.42
|
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