Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 2.0% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
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