Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Sungai Petani, Malaysia

Sungai Petani vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sungai Petani is 24.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% less in Sungai Petani
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Sungai Petani
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Sungai Petani
Housing: pay 1.6% more in Sungai Petani
Childcare: pay 60.2% less in Sungai Petani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Sungai Petani
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Sungai Petani

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

Sungai Petani vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sungai Petani instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 61.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sungai Petani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$190.36	$2.95 MYR12.56	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$142.77	$4.09 MYR17.39	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.70	$0.45 MYR1.93	-57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.82	$0.23 MYR0.97	-70.6%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Sungai Petani
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.01	$0.72 MYR3.04	-70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$93.31	$4.51 MYR19.17	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.60	$5.16 MYR21.94	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.85	$1.97 MYR8.38	-9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.46	$1.55 MYR6.57	-56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.42	$1.24 MYR5.29	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.83	$0.66 MYR2.81	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.32	$1.16 MYR4.93	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.86	$0.60 MYR2.57	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.32	$0.38 MYR1.63	-55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.87	$0.48 MYR2.03	-42.3%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sungai Petani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$88.91	$1.76 MYR7.50	-62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$342.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$356,927.55	$37,958.60 MYR161,418.94	+103.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.63	$4.86 MYR20.67	+39.9%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 1.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sungai Petani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$467.45	$28.54 MYR121.36	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,132.52	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,435.26	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$581.19	$26.05 MYR110.80	-14.0%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 60.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sungai Petani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,311.61	$68.14 MYR289.78	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$161,580.54	$5,195.91 MYR22,095.61	-38.3%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sungai Petani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.35	$4.09 MYR17.39	+49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.64	$1.36 MYR5.80	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$75.19	$3.95 MYR16.81	+0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,029.41	$18.17 MYR77.27	-66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$95.18	$1.59 MYR6.76	-68.0%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sungai Petani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,080.57	$56.79 MYR241.48	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$787.27	$26.80 MYR113.98	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,763.88	$56.79 MYR241.48	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,762.67	$34.07 MYR144.89	-62.9%
Average			-33.8%

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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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