Cost of living comparison

Bayan Lepas, Malaysia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Bayan Lepas Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 61.5% more expensive than Bayan Lepas.

Restaurants: pay 96.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 6.8% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 45.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 75.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Bayan Lepas. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Bayan Lepas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bayan Lepas, you would:

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pay 96.2% more for restaurants

	Bayan Lepas	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 MYR14.40	$9.93 MX$189.72	+191.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.98 MYR16.80	$7.45 MX$142.29	+87.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 MYR3.36	$1.08 MX$20.63	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MYR1.92	$0.77 MX$14.77	+70.1%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Bayan Lepas	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MYR2.95	$2.45 MX$46.85	+251.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$26.06 MYR110.19	$4.87 MX$92.99	-81.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.24 MYR39.08	$5.51 MX$105.24	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 MYR6.86	$2.18 MX$41.71	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 MYR8.33	$3.57 MX$68.23	+81.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.53	$1.22 MX$23.35	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MYR2.54	$0.67 MX$12.79	+11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.53	$0.80 MX$15.27	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.72	$0.83 MX$15.81	+103.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.72	$0.85 MX$16.26	+109.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.74	$0.83 MX$15.81	+101.1%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Bayan Lepas	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.76 MYR7.45	$4.64 MX$88.61	+163.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.87 MX$341.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.47 MX$66.40
Average			+163.1%

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pay 6.8% less for housing

	Bayan Lepas	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.46 MYR111.87	$24.38 MX$465.87	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$893.52 MX$17,074.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$544.24 MX$10,399.96
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.10 MYR135.69	$30.31 MX$579.23	-5.6%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 45.8% more for childcare

	Bayan Lepas	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.14 MYR960.25	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	+67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,814.31 MYR28,807.50	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	+23.7%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bayan Lepas	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.54 MYR19.20	$2.73 MX$52.17	-39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 MYR11.20	$3.01 MX$57.45	+13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.77 MYR20.17	$3.92 MX$74.94	-17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.07 MYR144.04	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	+57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.41 MYR14.40	$4.96 MX$94.86	+45.7%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 75.0% more for clothing

	Bayan Lepas	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.34 MYR153.64	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	+55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 MYR123.87	$41.06 MX$784.61	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.14 MYR288.07	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.07 MYR144.04	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	+169.8%
Average			+75.0%

Bayan Lepas vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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