Cost of living comparison

Malacca, Malaysia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Malacca Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 38.9% more expensive than Malacca.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 10.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 78.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 41.7% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Malacca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Malacca	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 MYR13.09	$9.93 MX$202.34	+236.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 MYR15.11	$7.45 MX$151.76	+118.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$1.08 MX$22.00	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.95	$0.77 MX$15.75	+76.0%
Average			+120.1%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Malacca	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MYR3.14	$2.45 MX$49.97	+246.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 MYR33.10	$4.87 MX$99.18	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 MYR22.87	$5.51 MX$112.24	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR9.06	$2.18 MX$44.48	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 MYR10.14	$3.57 MX$72.77	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 MYR7.15	$1.22 MX$24.90	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.73	$0.67 MX$13.64	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MYR8.46	$0.80 MX$16.28	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MYR3.87	$0.83 MX$16.86	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.89	$0.85 MX$17.34	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 MYR3.43	$0.83 MX$16.87	+7.0%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Malacca	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.76 MYR7.81	$4.64 MX$94.51	+163.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.87 MX$364.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,071.55 MYR151,056.22	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 MYR42.30	$3.47 MX$70.82	-63.6%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 10.2% less for housing

	Malacca	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.10 MYR133.43	$24.38 MX$496.88	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$893.52 MX$18,210.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$544.24 MX$11,092.12
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.75 MYR136.34	$30.31 MX$617.78	-1.4%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 78.4% more for childcare

	Malacca	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.64 MYR654.58	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+158.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.74 MYR37,931.89	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	-1.5%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Malacca	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.13	$2.73 MX$55.64	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 MYR10.07	$3.01 MX$61.27	+32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 MYR17.12	$3.92 MX$79.93	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$53.69 MX$1,094.21
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.54 MYR20.14	$4.96 MX$101.17	+9.3%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 41.7% more for clothing

	Malacca	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR264.35	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR115.81	$41.06 MX$836.83	+57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR327.29	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR214.00	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	+90.5%
Average			+41.7%

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