Bangkok vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison
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Bangkok | Mexico City | |
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🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bangkok is 16% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5738th and 4630th ($994 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and Mexico, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mexico comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1355th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bangkok vs Mexico City
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Bangkok | Mexico City | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Cities near Bangkok
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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13 km or 8.1 mi | Nonthaburi | |
13 km or 8.4 mi | Lat Luang | |
14 km or 8.4 mi | Pu Chao Saming Phrai | |
18 km or 11 mi | Pak Kret | |
28 km or 18 mi | Rangsit | |
39 km or 25 mi | Tha Khlong | |
50 km or 31 mi | Nakhon Pathom | |
86 km or 53 mi | Laem Chabang | |
87 km or 54 mi | Chaophraya Surasak | |
98 km or 61 mi | Pattaya | |
103 km or 64 mi | Nong Prue | |
145 km or 90 mi | Hua Hin | |
164 km or 102 mi | Klaeng | |
217 km or 135 mi | Nakhon Ratchasima | |
222 km or 138 mi | Nakhon Sawan | |
254 km or 158 mi | Myeik | |
267 km or 166 mi | Serei Saophoan | |
270 km or 168 mi | Ko Chang | |
299 km or 186 mi | Battambang | |
342 km or 212 mi | Phitsanulok | |
364 km or 226 mi | Siem Reap | |
388 km or 241 mi | Khon Kaen | |
416 km or 258 mi | Ko Tao | |
434 km or 270 mi | Mawlamyine | |
452 km or 281 mi | Ko Pha-ngan | |
466 km or 290 mi | Hpa-an | |
473 km or 294 mi | Udon Thani | |
475 km or 295 mi | Sihanoukville | |
475 km or 295 mi | Ko Samui | |
496 km or 308 mi | Ubon Ratchathani | |
519 km or 323 mi | Vientiane | |
529 km or 329 mi | Surat Thani | |
529 km or 329 mi | Kampot | |
536 km or 333 mi | Phnom Penh | |
542 km or 337 mi | Phu Quoc | |
569 km or 354 mi | Kampong Cham | |
578 km or 359 mi | Yangon | |
579 km or 360 mi | Prey Veng | |
584 km or 363 mi | Chiang Mai | |
587 km or 365 mi | Bago |
Cities near Mexico City
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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11 km or 7.1 mi | Naucalpan | |
14 km or 8.7 mi | Tlalnepantla | |
17 km or 10 mi | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | |
19 km or 12 mi | Ciudad Lopez Mateos | |
22 km or 14 mi | Ecatepec de Morelos | |
25 km or 16 mi | Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo | |
25 km or 16 mi | Chicoloapan de Juarez | |
26 km or 16 mi | Cuautitlan Izcalli | |
29 km or 18 mi | Texcoco de Mora | |
30 km or 19 mi | Tultepec | |
31 km or 19 mi | Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias | |
42 km or 26 mi | Zumpango | |
55 km or 34 mi | Toluca | |
56 km or 35 mi | Cuernavaca | |
60 km or 37 mi | Jiutepec | |
70 km or 44 mi | Cuautla | |
89 km or 55 mi | Pachuca | |
93 km or 58 mi | Atlixco | |
105 km or 65 mi | San Jose Villa de Allende | |
106 km or 66 mi | Puebla | |
107 km or 67 mi | Taxco | |
126 km or 79 mi | Iguala | |
140 km or 87 mi | San Juan del Rio | |
184 km or 114 mi | Queretaro | |
192 km or 119 mi | Teziutlan | |
211 km or 131 mi | Chilpancingo | |
213 km or 132 mi | Tehuacan | |
214 km or 133 mi | Celaya | |
216 km or 134 mi | Poza Rica | |
217 km or 135 mi | Morelia | |
224 km or 139 mi | Cortazar | |
224 km or 139 mi | Orizaba | |
225 km or 140 mi | Yuriria | |
229 km or 143 mi | Coatepec | |
234 km or 145 mi | Xalapa | |
236 km or 146 mi | San Miguel de Allende | |
239 km or 149 mi | Cordoba | |
250 km or 155 mi | Salamanca | |
269 km or 167 mi | Irapuato | |
281 km or 174 mi | Zacapu |