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:

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
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$144.68
$4.54
MYR19.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.97
$0.72
MYR3.06

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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
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$94.56
$5.47
MYR23.30
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$107.01
$6.12
MYR26.06

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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
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$347.23
$6.81
MYR29.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$361,696.31
$43,725.16
MYR186,116.13

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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
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$17,361.42
$286.77
MYR1,220.63
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,574.68
$195.91
MYR833.90

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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
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$163,739.35
$4,202.16
MYR17,886.48

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$58.41
$2.31
MYR9.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$76.20
$4.09
MYR17.40

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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
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$797.79
$47.40
MYR201.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,787.45
$79.58
MYR338.72

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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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