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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 2.6% cheaper than Ensenada without rent, and 2.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bangkok is 12.7% more expensive than Ensenada without rent, and 10.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.09 ฿98.6

$10.64 MX$189

-70.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.42 ฿970

$31.97 MX$569

-4.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.27 ฿200

$7.08 MX$126

-11.44%

Cappuccino

$2.58 ฿82.3

$2.95 MX$52.4

-12.54%

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

$0.67 ฿21.26

$1.16 MX$20.60

-42.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.49

$0.66 MX$11.82

-59.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿76.1

$2.62 MX$46.68

-8.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 ฿125

$3.96 MX$70.4

-0.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 ฿59.8

$1.66 MX$29.47

12.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ฿42.88

$2.47 MX$43.88

-45.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.47 ฿46.94

$1.70 MX$30.23

-13.53%

Eggs

$2.14 ฿68.4

$2.86 MX$50.8

-25.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.16 ฿579

$7.43 MX$132

144.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.12 ฿99.3

$4.94 MX$87.9

-36.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.20 ฿293

$9.59 MX$171

-4.07%

Apples (1kg)

$3.47 ฿111

$2.00 MX$35.59

73.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.71 ฿54.5

$1.51 MX$26.89

13.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 ฿72.5

$1.63 MX$28.93

39.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.90 ฿60.7

$1.51 MX$26.90

25.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.65 ฿52.6

$1.63 MX$29.05

1.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.50 ฿47.94

$1.77 MX$31.47

-15.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 ฿43.67

$1.06 MX$18.88

29.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ฿16.72

$0.95 MX$16.92

-45.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.39 ฿140

$4.06 MX$72.2

8.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.68 ฿500

$8.47 MX$151

85.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 ฿58.9

$1.42 MX$25.20

30.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.36 ฿107

$2.31 MX$41.13

45.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.20 ฿38.34

$0.76 MX$13.54

57.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.78 ฿1,173

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 ฿35.28

$2.15 MX$38.27

-48.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 ฿36.39

$1.61 MX$28.65

-29.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.26 ฿200

$3.26 MX$58.0

92.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ฿37.81

$1.29 MX$23.04

-7.75%

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

$37.3K ฿1.2M

$20.8K MX$370.1K

79.14%

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

$29.0K ฿923.5K

$20.9K MX$370.9K

38.92%

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

$89.2 ฿2,845

$56.3 MX$1,002

58.42%

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

$12.79 ฿408

$20.37 MX$362

-37.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.37 ฿554

$28.41 MX$505

-38.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.5 ฿1,673

$67.3 MX$1,198

-22.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.66 ฿340

$16.08 MX$286

-33.71%

Cinema Ticket

$7.73 ฿247

$4.46 MX$79.3

73.32%

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

$601 ฿19.2K

$186 MX$3,317

222.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.1K ฿417.7K

$2,734 MX$48.6K

379.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.0 ฿1,848

$42.74 MX$760

35.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.85 ฿1,239

$35.24 MX$627

10.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 ฿3,406

$86.2 MX$1,533

23.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.4 ฿2,977

$57.5 MX$1,022

62.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$671 ฿21.4K

$498 MX$8,864

34.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$323 ฿10.3K

$349 MX$6,216

-7.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,865 ฿59.5K

$1,017 MX$18.1K

83.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$826 ฿26.3K

$647 MX$11.5K

27.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,263 ฿199.7K

$1,439 MX$25.6K

335.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,259 ฿103.9K

$723 MX$12.9K

350.53%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$803 ฿25.6K

$691 MX$12.3K

16.20%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Ensenada: March 3, 2026

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