Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Kuching, Malaysia

Kuching vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kuching is 15.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Kuching
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Kuching
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in Kuching
Housing: pay 23.3% less in Kuching
Childcare: pay 57.8% less in Kuching
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Kuching
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Kuching

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

Kuching vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kuching
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$192.90	$2.50 MYR10.64	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$144.68	$4.54 MYR19.34	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.97	$0.72 MYR3.06	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.01	$0.41 MYR1.76	-46.6%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kuching
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.64	$1.04 MYR4.45	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$94.56	$5.47 MYR23.30	+12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$107.01	$6.12 MYR26.06	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$42.41	$1.89 MYR8.04	-13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$69.38	$1.53 MYR6.52	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.74	$1.36 MYR5.78	+11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.00	$0.51 MYR2.18	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.52	$1.24 MYR5.26	+54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.76 MYR3.24	-8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.53	$0.35 MYR1.48	-59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.46 MYR1.96	-44.4%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kuching
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$90.10	$1.76 MYR7.50	-62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$347.23	$6.81 MYR29.01	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	$43,725.16 MYR186,116.13	+134.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$67.52	$9.99 MYR42.54	+187.6%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 23.3% less for housing

	Mexico City	Kuching
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$473.70	$28.05 MYR119.40	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	$286.77 MYR1,220.63	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	$195.91 MYR833.90	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$588.96	$37.48 MYR159.51	+23.6%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 57.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kuching
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	$130.99 MYR557.54	-65.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35	$4,202.16 MYR17,886.48	-50.1%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kuching
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$53.05	$2.73 MYR11.60	-0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$58.41	$2.31 MYR9.83	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$76.20	$4.09 MYR17.40	+4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	$36.34 MYR154.69	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$96.45	$4.54 MYR19.34	-8.5%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Kuching
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	$73.29 MYR311.97	+30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$797.79	$47.40 MYR201.75	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	$79.58 MYR338.72	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	$69.66 MYR296.50	-24.2%
Average			+2.0%

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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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