Bangkok vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$405
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
90
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
5.68M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5960th and 4206th ($902 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1087th and 4184th 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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$10204

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881