Cost of living comparison

 Mexico City, Mexico
compared to
 Klang, Malaysia
Klang vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Klang is 21.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 47.9% less in Klang
Groceries
pay 21.7% less in Klang
Transportation
pay 6.5% more in Klang
Housing
pay 21.6% less in Klang
Childcare
pay 41.1% less in Klang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.1% more in Klang
Clothing
pay 24.4% less in Klang

The cost of transportation and entertainment and sports in Klang are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Klang.

Klang vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.9% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Klang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$185.06
$3.41
MYR14.49
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$138.80
$4.09
MYR17.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.12
$0.69
MYR2.94

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pay 21.7% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
Klang
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$45.70
$0.82
MYR3.48
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$90.71
$6.15
MYR26.16
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$102.65
$6.70
MYR28.49

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Klang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$86.44
$1.76
MYR7.50
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$333.11
$22.71
MYR96.59
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$346,987.66
$27,257.24
MYR115,911.41

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pay 21.6% less for housing

 
Mexico City
Klang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$454.43
$27.14
MYR115.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$16,655.41
$454.29
MYR1,931.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,144.66
$283.93
MYR1,207.41

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

 
Mexico City
Klang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,107.99
$209.30
MYR890.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$157,080.76
$5,300.02
MYR22,538.33

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Klang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$50.89
$3.98
MYR16.90
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$56.03
$3.03
MYR12.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$73.10
$4.08
MYR17.34

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Klang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,050.48
$56.79
MYR241.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$765.35
$37.34
MYR158.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,714.76
$53.54
MYR227.68

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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: July 2025
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