Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Selangor, Malaysia

Selangor vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Selangor is 10.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% less in Selangor
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Selangor
Transportation: pay 49.3% more in Selangor
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Selangor
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Selangor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Selangor
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Selangor

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Selangor.

Selangor vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Selangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$188.24	$2.39 MYR10.13	-76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$141.18	$3.86 MYR16.40	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.46	$0.61 MYR2.60	-43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.65	$0.32 MYR1.37	-58.4%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Selangor
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.49	$0.90 MYR3.84	-63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.27	$5.87 MYR24.92	+20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$104.42	$7.15 MYR30.36	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.38	$1.80 MYR7.64	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$67.70	$1.94 MYR8.22	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.16	$1.24 MYR5.26	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.69	$0.67 MYR2.84	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.15	$1.25 MYR5.31	+56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$0.63 MYR2.66	-24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.13	$0.47 MYR1.98	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$0.45 MYR1.90	-46.1%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 49.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Selangor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$87.92	$1.77 MYR7.52	-61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$338.84	$11.36 MYR48.22	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	$37,478.71 MYR159,134.58	+101.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$65.89	$10.22 MYR43.40	+194.2%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Selangor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$462.25	$25.27 MYR107.28	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	$442.93 MYR1,880.68	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	$333.14 MYR1,414.53	-38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$574.73	$50.01 MYR212.35	+65.0%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Selangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	$181.71 MYR771.56	-52.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	$7,192.88 MYR30,540.98	-14.6%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Selangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$51.77	$4.20 MYR17.84	+53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.00	$2.23 MYR9.45	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.36	$4.09 MYR17.36	+4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	$40.13 MYR170.39	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.12	$4.54 MYR19.29	-8.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Selangor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	$57.74 MYR245.16	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$778.52	$35.00 MYR148.61	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	$66.89 MYR284.03	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	$73.25 MYR311.04	-20.3%
Average			-15.0%

Mexico City vs. Selangor - Cost of clothing

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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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