Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 25.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
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