Cost of living comparison

Johor Bahru, Malaysia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Johor Bahru Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 51.6% more expensive than Johor Bahru.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 43.4% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 42.6% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 59.8% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Johor Bahru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Johor Bahru, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Johor Bahru	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 MYR13.13	$9.93 MX$197.86	+236.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR20.20	$7.45 MX$148.40	+63.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$1.08 MX$21.51	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.95	$0.77 MX$15.40	+76.0%
Average			+106.5%

Johor Bahru vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Johor Bahru	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 MYR4.13	$2.45 MX$48.87	+164.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.15 MYR27.35	$4.87 MX$96.99	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 MYR30.01	$5.51 MX$109.75	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MYR8.68	$2.18 MX$43.50	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 MYR6.10	$3.57 MX$71.16	+160.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 MYR5.27	$1.22 MX$24.35	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.63	$0.67 MX$13.34	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 MYR4.89	$0.80 MX$15.92	-27.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MYR2.40	$0.83 MX$16.49	+53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.26	$0.85 MX$16.96	+67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.64	$0.83 MX$16.49	+39.2%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 43.4% more for transportation

	Johor Bahru	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 MYR7.92	$4.64 MX$92.41	+160.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR50.50	$17.87 MX$356.15	+57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,257.24 MYR121,199.32	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.98 MYR17.67	$3.47 MX$69.25	-12.6%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 42.6% more for housing

	Johor Bahru	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.11 MYR107.19	$24.38 MX$485.87	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.32 MYR1,797.79	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+121.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.43 MYR1,615.99	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.75 MYR136.74	$30.31 MX$604.09	-1.4%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Johor Bahru	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.77 MYR803.79	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+110.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.74 MYR38,043.12	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	-1.5%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Johor Bahru	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.18	$2.73 MX$54.41	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR12.95	$3.01 MX$59.91	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 MYR18.13	$3.92 MX$78.15	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.34 MYR152.71	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.41 MYR15.15	$4.96 MX$98.93	+45.7%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 59.8% more for clothing

	Johor Bahru	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.05 MYR209.21	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR116.15	$41.06 MX$818.29	+57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.54 MYR238.07	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+71.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR214.62	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+90.5%
Average			+59.8%

Johor Bahru 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: March 2025

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