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

😐 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 21.2% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 38.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Mexico City is 27.9% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 32.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.19 MX$233

$3.05 ฿95.9

332.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$53.5 MX$944

$30.35 ฿954

76.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.37 MX$165

$6.11 ฿192

53.36%

Cappuccino

$3.75 MX$66.2

$2.53 ฿79.6

48.22%

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

$1.57 MX$27.71

$0.73 ฿22.85

115.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.11 MX$19.61

$0.27 ฿8.41

311.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.12 MX$55.1

$2.50 ฿78.6

24.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.81 MX$84.9

$4.03 ฿127

19.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 MX$29.16

$1.86 ฿58.3

-11.29%

White Bread (500g)

$2.77 MX$48.87

$1.34 ฿42.02

106.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.91 MX$33.67

$1.43 ฿44.81

33.57%

Eggs

$2.60 MX$45.81

$2.27 ฿71.3

14.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.21 MX$180

$18.12 ฿570

-43.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.46 MX$149

$3.07 ฿96.5

175.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.60 MX$205

$9.54 ฿300

21.59%

Apples (1kg)

$3.00 MX$52.9

$3.50 ฿110

-14.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 MX$30.49

$1.79 ฿56.4

-3.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 MX$36.05

$2.22 ฿69.6

-8.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.00 MX$35.34

$1.92 ฿60.3

4.17%

Potato (1kg)

$2.15 MX$37.91

$1.61 ฿50.5

33.54%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$39.71

$1.44 ฿45.35

56.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 MX$24.57

$1.35 ฿42.31

2.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 MX$18.88

$0.49 ฿15.50

118.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MX$73.0

$4.47 ฿141

-7.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.35 MX$218

$15.83 ฿497

-21.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.70 MX$30.02

$1.81 ฿56.8

-6.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 MX$62.8

$3.23 ฿101

10.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MX$6.35

$1.26 ฿39.60

-71.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.70 MX$330

$37.62 ฿1,182

-50.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 MX$24.05

$1.07 ฿33.60

27.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 MX$4.88

$1.16 ฿36.33

-75.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.44 MX$96.0

$6.11 ฿192

-10.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 MX$23.64

$1.25 ฿39.14

7.20%

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

$19.0K MX$335.5K

$37.3K ฿1.2M

-49.09%

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

$23.3K MX$411.1K

$28.6K ฿899.8K

-18.65%

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

$40.62 MX$717

$88.7 ฿2,789

-54.23%

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

$26.92 MX$475

$12.53 ฿394

114.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.98 MX$529

$17.44 ฿548

71.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.2 MX$922

$53.8 ฿1,691

-2.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.91 MX$457

$10.62 ฿334

143.97%

Cinema Ticket

$6.39 MX$113

$7.84 ฿246

-18.49%

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

$431 MX$7,603

$610 ฿19.2K

-29.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.4K MX$184.0K

$13.1K ฿412.8K

-20.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.4 MX$1,031

$58.2 ฿1,831

0.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.65 MX$788

$38.06 ฿1,196

17.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 MX$1,823

$104 ฿3,268

-0.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 MX$1,876

$94.2 ฿2,960

12.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$998 MX$17.6K

$660 ฿20.7K

51.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$624 MX$11.0K

$324 ฿10.2K

92.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,108 MX$37.2K

$1,876 ฿59.0K

12.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,231 MX$21.7K

$849 ฿26.7K

45.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,647 MX$64.4K

$6,498 ฿204.2K

-43.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,169 MX$38.3K

$3,219 ฿101.2K

-32.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,044 MX$18.4K

$782 ฿24.6K

33.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.34

5.84

94.18%

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

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

Last update for Bangkok: January 12, 2026

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