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Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 17.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 21.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.05 ฿95.9
$13.19 MX$233
-76.88%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.35 ฿954
$53.5 MX$944
-43.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.11 ฿192
$9.37 MX$165
-34.79%
Cappuccino
$2.53 ฿79.6
$3.75 MX$66.2
-32.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿22.86
$1.57 MX$27.71
-53.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.27 ฿8.42
$1.11 MX$19.61
-75.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.50 ฿78.6
$3.12 MX$55.1
-19.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.03 ฿127
$4.81 MX$84.9
-16.22%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.86 ฿58.3
$1.65 MX$29.16
12.73%
White Bread (500g)
$1.34 ฿42.04
$2.77 MX$48.87
-51.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.43 ฿44.82
$1.91 MX$33.67
-25.13%
Eggs
$2.27 ฿71.3
$2.60 MX$45.81
-12.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.12 ฿570
$10.21 MX$180
77.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.07 ฿96.5
$8.46 MX$149
-63.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.54 ฿300
$11.60 MX$205
-17.76%
Apples (1kg)
$3.50 ฿110
$3.00 MX$52.9
16.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.79 ฿56.4
$1.73 MX$30.49
3.47%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.22 ฿69.6
$2.04 MX$36.05
8.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.92 ฿60.4
$2.00 MX$35.34
-4.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.61 ฿50.5
$2.15 MX$37.91
-25.12%
Onion (1kg)
$1.44 ฿45.37
$2.25 MX$39.71
-36.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 ฿42.32
$1.39 MX$24.57
-2.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.49 ฿15.51
$1.07 MX$18.88
-54.21%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.47 ฿141
$4.13 MX$73.0
8.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$15.83 ฿498
$12.35 MX$218
28.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 ฿56.8
$1.70 MX$30.02
6.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.23 ฿102
$3.56 MX$62.8
-9.27%
🚌 Getting Around
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.26 ฿39.62
$0.36 MX$6.35
250.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$37.62 ฿1,183
$18.70 MX$330
101.18%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.07 ฿33.61
$1.36 MX$24.05
-21.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.16 ฿36.34
$0.28 MX$4.88
314.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.11 ฿192
$5.44 MX$96.0
12.32%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 ฿39.15
$1.34 MX$23.64
-6.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.3K ฿1.2M
$19.0K MX$335.5K
96.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.6K ฿900.1K
$23.3K MX$411.1K
22.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$88.7 ฿2,790
$40.62 MX$717
118.46%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.53 ฿394
$26.92 MX$475
-53.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.44 ฿548
$29.98 MX$529
-41.83%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.8 ฿1,691
$52.2 MX$922
3.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.62 ฿334
$25.91 MX$457
-59.01%
Cinema Ticket
$7.84 ฿246
$6.39 MX$113
22.69%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$610 ฿19.2K
$431 MX$7,603
41.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.1K ฿412.9K
$10.4K MX$184.0K
25.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.2 ฿1,831
$58.4 MX$1,031
-0.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.06 ฿1,197
$44.65 MX$788
-14.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 ฿3,269
$103 MX$1,823
0.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.2 ฿2,961
$106 MX$1,876
-11.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$660 ฿20.8K
$998 MX$17.6K
-33.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$324 ฿10.2K
$624 MX$11.0K
-48.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,876 ฿59.0K
$2,108 MX$37.2K
-10.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$849 ฿26.7K
$1,231 MX$21.7K
-31.05%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,498 ฿204.3K
$3,647 MX$64.4K
78.19%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,219 ฿101.2K
$2,169 MX$38.3K
48.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bangkok
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$782 ฿24.6K
$1,044 MX$18.4K
-25.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.84
11.34
-48.50%

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Last update for Bangkok: January 12, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

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