Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Selangor instead of Mexico City, you would:
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
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$141.18
|
$3.86
MYR16.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.46
|
$0.61
MYR2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.65
|
$0.32
MYR1.37
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Selangor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$46.49
|
$0.90
MYR3.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$92.27
|
$5.87
MYR24.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$104.42
|
$7.15
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$41.38
|
$1.80
MYR7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$67.70
|
$1.94
MYR8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.16
|
$1.24
MYR5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.69
|
$0.67
MYR2.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.15
|
$1.25
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.69
|
$0.63
MYR2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.13
|
$0.47
MYR1.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.69
|
$0.45
MYR1.90
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Selangor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$87.92
|
$1.77
MYR7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$338.84
|
$11.36
MYR48.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$352,957.49
|
$37,478.71
MYR159,134.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$65.89
|
$10.22
MYR43.40
|
|
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
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$16,941.96
|
$442.93
MYR1,880.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,319.19
|
$333.14
MYR1,414.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$574.73
|
$50.01
MYR212.35
|
|
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
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$159,783.30
|
$7,192.88
MYR30,540.98
|
|
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
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$57.00
|
$2.23
MYR9.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$74.36
|
$4.09
MYR17.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,017.96
|
$40.13
MYR170.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$94.12
|
$4.54
MYR19.29
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Selangor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,068.55
|
$57.74
MYR245.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$778.52
|
$35.00
MYR148.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,744.26
|
$66.89
MYR284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,743.06
|
$73.25
MYR311.04
|
|
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