Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Ensenada Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Ensenada

😐 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 6% more expensive than Ensenada without rent, and 3.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 2.7% cheaper than Ensenada without rent, and 9.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.05 ฿95.9

$10.73 MX$189

-71.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.35 ฿954

$31.26 MX$552

-2.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.11 ฿192

$7.49 MX$132

-18.42%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ฿79.6

$3.04 MX$53.6

-16.78%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 ฿22.86

$1.14 MX$20.16

-35.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.42

$0.67 MX$11.84

-59.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.50 ฿78.6

$2.71 MX$47.88

-7.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 ฿127

$4.08 MX$72.0

-1.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 ฿58.3

$1.59 MX$28.11

16.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ฿42.04

$2.55 MX$45.01

-47.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 ฿44.82

$1.71 MX$30.21

-16.37%

Eggs

$2.27 ฿71.3

$2.74 MX$48.41

-17.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.12 ฿570

$7.61 MX$134

138.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 ฿96.5

$5.17 MX$91.3

-40.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.54 ฿300

$9.72 MX$172

-1.85%

Apples (1kg)

$3.50 ฿110

$2.03 MX$35.81

72.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 ฿56.4

$1.46 MX$25.81

22.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.6

$1.70 MX$29.95

30.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 ฿60.4

$1.58 MX$27.81

21.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿50.5

$1.61 MX$28.49

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿45.37

$1.82 MX$32.20

-20.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 ฿42.32

$1.09 MX$19.27

23.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ฿15.51

$1.00 MX$17.57

-51.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.47 ฿141

$4.02 MX$70.9

11.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.83 ฿498

$8.52 MX$150

85.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 ฿56.8

$1.43 MX$25.21

26.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 ฿102

$2.22 MX$39.24

45.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.26 ฿39.62

$0.82 MX$14.44

53.66%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.62 ฿1,183

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿33.61

$2.18 MX$38.39

-50.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.16 ฿36.34

$1.53 MX$26.93

-24.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.11 ฿192

$3.18 MX$56.2

92.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿39.15

$1.28 MX$22.67

-2.34%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.3K ฿1.2M

$21.0K MX$370.7K

77.75%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.6K ฿900.1K

$20.7K MX$364.6K

38.60%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$88.7 ฿2,790

$56.6 MX$999

56.84%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.53 ฿394

$20.04 MX$354

-37.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.44 ฿548

$28.31 MX$500

-38.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.8 ฿1,691

$65.9 MX$1,162

-18.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.62 ฿334

$15.85 MX$280

-33.00%

Cinema Ticket

$7.84 ฿246

$4.28 MX$75.6

83.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$610 ฿19.2K

$181 MX$3,203

236.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.1K ฿412.9K

$2,716 MX$47.9K

383.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,831

$43.72 MX$772

33.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.06 ฿1,197

$34.60 MX$611

10.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ฿3,269

$88.0 MX$1,553

18.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.2 ฿2,961

$56.4 MX$995

67.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$660 ฿20.8K

$494 MX$8,716

33.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$324 ฿10.2K

$348 MX$6,149

-6.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,876 ฿59.0K

$1,032 MX$18.2K

81.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$849 ฿26.7K

$622 MX$11.0K

36.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,498 ฿204.3K

$1,369 MX$24.2K

374.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,219 ฿101.2K

$708 MX$12.5K

354.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$782 ฿24.6K

$523 MX$9,229

49.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

11.33

-48.46%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bangkok: January 12, 2026

Last update for Ensenada: January 12, 2026

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