Cost of Living Comparison Between Tehuacan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tehuacan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tehuacan is 19.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 20.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tehuacan is 29.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.72 MX$89.3
$4.68 ฿151
0.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$26.06 MX$493
$46.4 ฿1,502
-43.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.53 MX$105
$8.65 ฿280
-36.07%
Cappuccino
$2.6 MX$49.17
$3.09 ฿100
-15.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.3 MX$24.64
$0.73 ฿23.53
78.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 MX$15.37
$0.37 ฿11.95
118.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.8 MX$33.96
$2.39 ฿77.4
-24.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.71 MX$70.1
$3.62 ฿117
2.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.4 MX$26.52
$2.24 ฿72.5
-37.50%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 MX$32.64
$1.8 ฿58.2
-3.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.44 MX$27.18
$2.24 ฿72.3
-35.71%
Eggs
$1.68 MX$31.82
$2.23 ฿72.1
-24.66%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.48 MX$123
$19.31 ฿625
-66.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.85 MX$111
$3.77 ฿122
55.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.51 MX$180
$13.05 ฿422
-27.13%
Apples (1kg)
$2.08 MX$39.26
$3.28 ฿106
-36.59%
Banana (1kg)
$1.27 MX$24.1
$1.63 ฿52.6
-22.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.55 MX$29.27
$2.4 ฿77.7
-35.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.56 MX$29.43
$1.99 ฿64.3
-21.61%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 MX$40.6
$1.53 ฿49.62
40.52%
Onion (1kg)
$1.52 MX$28.76
$1.49 ฿48.11
2.01%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 MX$18.66
$1.02 ฿32.87
-2.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.62 MX$11.66
$0.48 ฿15.61
29.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.23 MX$79.9
$4.32 ฿140
-2.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.98 MX$208
$21.68 ฿702
-49.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 MX$12.52
$1.77 ฿57.3
-62.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 MX$19.69
$2.79 ฿90.4
-62.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 MX$12.45
$1.35 ฿43.74
-51.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.37 MX$25.89
$3.15 ฿102
-56.51%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.3 MX$5.75
$1 ฿32.3
-70.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.51 MX$104
$13.64 ฿442
-59.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 MX$23.49
$1.3 ฿42.2
-4.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$18.9K MX$357.5K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-30.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.2K MX$438.5K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-31.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.82 MX$753
$123 ฿3,970
-67.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.87 MX$508
$13.93 ฿451
92.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.37 MX$385
$18.24 ฿590
11.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.75 MX$676
$60.8 ฿1,966
-41.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.94 MX$301
$17.11 ฿554
-6.84%
Cinema Ticket
$4.18 MX$79.1
$9.07 ฿294
-53.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$436 MX$8,251
$694 ฿22.5K
-37.13%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,536 MX$66.8K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-77.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.7 MX$1,092
$57.5 ฿1,861
0.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.93 MX$849
$34.51 ฿1,117
30.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 MX$1,940
$115 ฿3,727
-10.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 MX$1,997
$84.8 ฿2,743
24.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$517 MX$9,770
$611 ฿19.8K
-15.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$403 MX$7,618
$442 ฿14.3K
-8.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$918 MX$17.4K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-54.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$768 MX$14.5K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-47.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,768 MX$33.4K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-58.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$429 MX$8,113
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-85.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tehuacan
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
5.33
112.76%

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Last update for Tehuacan: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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