Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Johor Bahru vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 22.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Johor Bahru

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Johor Bahru.

Johor Bahru vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$201.21	$2.95 MYR13.04	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$150.91	$4.54 MYR20.05	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.87	$0.72 MYR3.18	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.66	$0.44 MYR1.94	-43.2%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.69	$0.93 MYR4.10	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$98.63	$6.15 MYR27.16	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$111.61	$6.75 MYR29.80	+22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.23	$1.95 MYR8.62	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.36	$1.37 MYR6.06	-61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.76	$1.18 MYR5.23	-3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.56	$0.59 MYR2.61	-11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.19	$1.10 MYR4.85	+37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.77	$0.54 MYR2.38	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.25	$0.51 MYR2.24	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.77	$0.59 MYR2.62	-28.2%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$93.98	$1.78 MYR7.86	-61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$362.18	$11.36 MYR50.14	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$377,273.73	$27,257.24 MYR120,327.09	+46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.42	$3.98 MYR17.55	+14.4%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$494.10	$24.11 MYR106.41	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,109.14	$404.32 MYR1,784.85	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,030.11	$363.43 MYR1,604.36	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$614.32	$30.75 MYR135.76	+1.5%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,728.40	$180.77 MYR798.00	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$170,791.22	$8,555.74 MYR37,769.34	+1.5%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.33	$4.09 MYR18.05	+49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$60.93	$2.91 MYR12.86	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.48	$4.08 MYR18.00	+4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,088.09	$34.34 MYR151.61	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$100.61	$3.41 MYR15.04	-31.4%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,142.16	$47.05 MYR207.71	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$832.15	$26.12 MYR115.31	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,864.43	$53.54 MYR236.36	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,863.15	$48.27 MYR213.08	-47.5%
Average			-35.5%

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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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