Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 36.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
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