Bangkok vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$416	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.21M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 19% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4604th ($941 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Mexico, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1221st and 3470th 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	$2.97	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$9034

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804