Cost of living comparison
Bintulu is 16.0% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.6% less in Bintulu
- Groceries
-
pay 25.7% less in Bintulu
- Transportation
-
pay 40.2% more in Bintulu
- Housing
-
pay 23.2% less in Bintulu
- Childcare
-
pay 44.2% less in Bintulu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3% less in Bintulu
- Clothing
-
pay 10.1% less in Bintulu
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bintulu.
If you lived in Bintulu instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Bintulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.61
|
$3.63
MYR16.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.20
|
$5.45
MYR24.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.92
|
$0.61
MYR2.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.69
|
$0.36
MYR1.61
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Bintulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.79
|
$1.29
MYR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.82
|
$7.95
MYR35.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.83
|
$5.99
MYR26.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.32
|
$2.06
MYR9.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.51
|
$1.49
MYR6.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.81
|
$0.72
MYR3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.59
|
$0.41
MYR1.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.22
|
$0.72
MYR3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.80
|
$0.48
MYR2.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.28
|
$0.22
MYR0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.81
|
$0.52
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Bintulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.16
|
$1.92
MYR8.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$362.89
|
$15.14
MYR66.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,011.91
|
$37,125.27
MYR164,186.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.56
|
$8.18
MYR36.16
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Bintulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$495.06
|
$28.39
MYR125.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,144.57
|
$204.43
MYR904.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,051.69
|
$144.80
MYR640.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$615.53
|
$42.81
MYR189.32
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Bintulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,743.52
|
$117.36
MYR519.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,125.39
|
$6,814.31
MYR30,136.29
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Bintulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.44
|
$2.73
MYR12.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.05
|
$2.73
MYR12.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.63
|
$3.86
MYR17.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,090.22
|
$62.84
MYR277.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.80
|
$4.09
MYR18.08
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Bintulu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,144.40
|
$60.19
MYR266.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$833.78
|
$32.82
MYR145.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,868.08
|
$73.82
MYR326.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,866.79
|
$85.18
MYR376.70
|
|
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