Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Kota Damansara, Malaysia

Kota Damansara vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kota Damansara is 5.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Kota Damansara
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Kota Damansara
Transportation: pay 41.4% more in Kota Damansara
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Kota Damansara
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Kota Damansara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Kota Damansara
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Kota Damansara

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

Kota Damansara vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Damansara instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kota Damansara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$190.36	$2.95 MYR12.56	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$142.77	$4.54 MYR19.32	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.70	$0.72 MYR3.06	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.82	$0.44 MYR1.87	-43.2%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kota Damansara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.01	$0.93 MYR3.95	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$93.31	$7.47 MYR31.75	+53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.60	$6.75 MYR28.70	+22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.85	$2.04 MYR8.69	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.46	$1.94 MYR8.23	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.42	$1.24 MYR5.27	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.83	$0.62 MYR2.62	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.32	$1.25 MYR5.32	+56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.86	$0.63 MYR2.66	-24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.32	$0.65 MYR2.78	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.87	$0.56 MYR2.37	-32.8%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 41.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kota Damansara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$88.91	$1.78 MYR7.57	-61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$342.65	$11.36 MYR48.30	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$356,927.55	$36,374.56 MYR154,682.82	+95.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.63	$9.31 MYR39.60	+168.0%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kota Damansara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$467.45	$30.10 MYR127.99	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,132.52	$567.86 MYR2,414.82	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,435.26	$408.86 MYR1,738.67	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$581.19	$42.38 MYR180.22	+39.8%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kota Damansara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,311.61	$180.77 MYR768.72	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$161,580.54	$8,555.74 MYR36,383.30	+1.5%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kota Damansara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.35	$4.09 MYR17.39	+49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.64	$2.92 MYR12.41	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$75.19	$4.09 MYR17.39	+4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,029.41	$49.74 MYR211.54	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$95.18	$5.00 MYR21.25	+0.7%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kota Damansara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,080.57	$59.63 MYR253.56	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$787.27	$35.00 MYR148.84	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,763.88	$76.75 MYR326.39	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,762.67	$73.25 MYR311.51	-20.3%
Average			-11.5%

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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: June 2025

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