Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Seremban, Malaysia

Seremban vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Seremban is 12.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in Seremban
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Seremban
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Seremban
Housing: pay 35.2% less in Seremban
Childcare: pay 50.8% less in Seremban
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Seremban
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Seremban

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

Seremban vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Seremban
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$191.05	$2.84 MYR12.01	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$143.29	$3.41 MYR14.42	-54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.77	$0.72 MYR3.05	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.87	$0.44 MYR1.86	-43.2%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Seremban
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.18	$0.92 MYR3.90	-62.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$93.65	$10.93 MYR46.24	+124.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.98	$6.04 MYR25.56	+9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$42.00	$2.04 MYR8.65	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.71	$1.75 MYR7.41	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.51	$1.41 MYR5.96	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.88	$0.58 MYR2.47	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.37	$1.88 MYR7.96	+135.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.92	$0.51 MYR2.18	-37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.37	$0.39 MYR1.67	-53.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.93	$0.46 MYR1.95	-44.4%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Seremban
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$89.23	$1.77 MYR7.48	-61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$343.89	$34.07 MYR144.16	+90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$358,219.96	$46,756.34 MYR197,826.06	+151.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.87	$7.95 MYR33.64	+128.8%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 35.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Seremban
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$469.14	$26.71 MYR113.02	+9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,194.56	$249.86 MYR1,057.15	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,473.05	$166.57 MYR704.77	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$583.30	$27.56 MYR116.60	-9.1%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 50.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Seremban
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,338.08	$180.01 MYR761.63	-52.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$162,165.61	$4,315.73 MYR18,259.85	-48.8%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Seremban
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.54	$3.41 MYR14.42	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.85	$2.65 MYR11.21	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$75.47	$4.09 MYR17.30	+4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,033.14	$53.57 MYR226.65	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$95.53	$3.75 MYR15.86	-24.5%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Seremban
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,084.48	$59.63 MYR252.27	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$790.12	$26.12 MYR110.52	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,770.27	$73.82 MYR312.34	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,769.05	$48.27 MYR204.22	-47.5%
Average			-24.5%

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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: May 2025

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