Cost of living comparison

Kota Damansara, Malaysia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Kota Damansara Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 33.3% more expensive than Kota Damansara.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Kota Damansara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Kota Damansara, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kota Damansara	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 MYR13.06	$9.93 MX$201.61	+236.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR20.09	$7.45 MX$151.20	+63.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.19	$1.08 MX$21.92	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.94	$0.77 MX$15.69	+76.0%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Kota Damansara	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 MYR4.10	$2.45 MX$49.79	+164.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 MYR33.02	$4.87 MX$98.82	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 MYR29.85	$5.51 MX$111.83	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR9.04	$2.18 MX$44.32	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.56	$3.57 MX$72.51	+84.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.48	$1.22 MX$24.81	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.72	$0.67 MX$13.59	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 MYR5.53	$0.80 MX$16.22	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MYR2.77	$0.83 MX$16.80	+32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.89	$0.85 MX$17.28	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 MYR2.46	$0.83 MX$16.81	+48.8%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Kota Damansara	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 MYR7.88	$4.64 MX$94.16	+160.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR50.23	$17.87 MX$362.89	+57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,374.56 MYR160,866.49	$18,615.02 MX$378,011.91	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.31 MYR41.19	$3.47 MX$70.56	-62.7%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Kota Damansara	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.10 MYR133.10	$24.38 MX$495.06	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$567.86 MYR2,511.36	$893.52 MX$18,144.57	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.86 MYR1,808.18	$544.24 MX$11,051.69	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.38 MYR187.42	$30.31 MX$615.53	-28.5%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Kota Damansara	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.77 MYR799.45	$381.33 MX$7,743.52	+110.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.74 MYR37,837.78	$8,426.99 MX$171,125.39	-1.5%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kota Damansara	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.08	$2.73 MX$55.44	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 MYR12.91	$3.01 MX$61.05	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR18.08	$3.92 MX$79.63	-4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 MYR219.99	$53.69 MX$1,090.22	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MYR22.10	$4.96 MX$100.80	-0.7%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Kota Damansara	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR263.69	$56.36 MX$1,144.40	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 MYR154.79	$41.06 MX$833.78	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.75 MYR339.44	$91.99 MX$1,868.08	+19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.25 MYR323.97	$91.93 MX$1,866.79	+25.5%
Average			+14.3%

Kota Damansara 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: April 2025

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