Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 19.6% more expensive than Thailand.
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
THB80.41
|
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
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