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Bangkok vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.0 times more expensive than Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 53.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 32.3% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Tuxtla Gutierrez. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tuxtla Gutierrez, you would:

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 MX$102.41	$2.91 THB100.50	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 MX$122.90	$5.83 THB201.00	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$21.25	$0.62 THB21.24	-40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MX$16.64	$0.29 THB10.07	-63.8%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 53.1% more for groceries

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.21	$1.52 THB52.52	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 MX$66.57	$11.74 THB405.04	+263.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MX$93.04	$7.32 THB252.51	+62.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 MX$49.16	$2.27 THB78.39	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 MX$51.10	$1.31 THB45.36	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$1.47 THB50.76	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MX$8.48	$0.73 THB25.06	+76.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 MX$6.97	$1.04 THB35.72	+206.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.94	$0.80 THB27.76	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.71 THB24.58	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.62 THB21.47	-30.9%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 MX$89.77	$4.47 THB154.06	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.30 MX$563.28	$39.32 THB1,356.78	+44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.33 MX$481.35	$10.34 THB356.78	-55.7%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 MX$511.05	$15.36 THB529.96	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.84 MX$6,144.86	$571.31 THB19,711.37	+91.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.97 MX$4,352.61	$301.88 THB10,415.67	+43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$67.33 THB2,323.07
Average			+32.3%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$632.63 THB21,827.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,089.85 MX$43,116.45	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	+531.2%
Average			+531.2%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$2.33 THB80.40	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 MX$53.77	$2.58 THB89.14	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$4.20 THB144.97	+12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.92 MX$947.33	$54.58 THB1,883.07	+18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.19 MX$86.54	$7.28 THB251.26	+73.6%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.27 THB1,906.89
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.84 THB1,202.03
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+95.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.71 MX$819.31	$92.12 THB3,178.38	+132.0%
Average			+113.8%

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