Cost of living comparison

Bintulu, Malaysia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Bintulu Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 66.3% more expensive than Bintulu.

Restaurants: pay 99.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 68.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Bintulu. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Bintulu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bintulu, you would:

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pay 99.6% more for restaurants

	Bintulu	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 MYR16.11	$9.93 MX$202.34	+173.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 MYR24.17	$7.45 MX$151.76	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MYR2.72	$1.08 MX$22.00	+76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 MYR1.61	$0.77 MX$15.75	+112.6%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 68.2% more for groceries

	Bintulu	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 MYR5.71	$2.45 MX$49.97	+90.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 MYR35.25	$4.87 MX$99.18	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 MYR26.54	$5.51 MX$112.24	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 MYR9.13	$2.18 MX$44.48	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 MYR6.62	$3.57 MX$72.77	+139.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$1.22 MX$24.90	+69.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.82	$0.67 MX$13.64	+62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$0.80 MX$16.28	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR2.12	$0.83 MX$16.86	+72.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 MYR0.98	$0.85 MX$17.34	+285.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MYR2.28	$0.83 MX$16.87	+60.7%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Bintulu	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 MYR8.51	$4.64 MX$94.51	+141.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.14 MYR67.14	$17.87 MX$364.22	+18.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,125.27 MYR164,594.88	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.18 MYR36.25	$3.47 MX$70.82	-57.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bintulu	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.39 MYR125.88	$24.38 MX$496.88	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.43 MYR906.34	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	+337.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.80 MYR641.99	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	+275.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.81 MYR189.80	$30.31 MX$617.78	-29.2%
Average			+142.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Bintulu	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$117.36 MYR520.30	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+224.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,814.31 MYR30,211.24	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	+23.7%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bintulu	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MYR12.08	$2.73 MX$55.64	+0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MYR12.08	$3.01 MX$61.27	+10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 MYR17.12	$3.92 MX$79.93	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.84 MYR278.61	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.09 MYR18.13	$4.96 MX$101.17	+21.4%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Bintulu	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.19 MYR266.87	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.82 MYR145.52	$41.06 MX$836.83	+25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR327.29	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.18 MYR377.64	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	+7.9%
Average			+12.8%

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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: April 2025

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