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Mexico City vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 77.4% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 38.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 52.3% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Mexico City are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.24	$10.86 MX$197.31	+237.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR18.14	$8.82 MX$160.32	+99.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR3.00	$1.73 MX$31.47	+137.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.62	$1.30 MX$23.70	+231.6%
Average			+176.6%

Malaysia vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.6% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.18	$2.63 MX$47.71	+157.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR32.02	$5.04 MX$91.60	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.41	$6.54 MX$118.83	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.17	$2.61 MX$47.38	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.95	$3.80 MX$69.15	+96.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.26	$1.37 MX$24.88	+6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.74	$0.80 MX$14.54	+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.31	$0.97 MX$17.69	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR3.01	$0.91 MX$16.47	+23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.19	$0.96 MX$17.42	+80.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.99 MX$18.07	+69.9%
Average			+38.6%

Malaysia vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.63	$5.14 MX$93.37	+176.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR62.75	$19.54 MX$355.17	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR147,376.52	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.79	$4.42 MX$80.42	-32.1%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Malaysia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR111.74	$30.93 MX$562.20	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,437.75	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+208.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,017.08	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+173.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR141.31	$37.36 MX$679.03	+8.7%
Average			+101.2%

Malaysia vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Malaysia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR701.42	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+152.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,609.50	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+74.9%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.30	$3.26 MX$59.19	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.79	$3.81 MX$69.31	+45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.17	$4.34 MX$78.93	+3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR149.64	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR18.97	$6.51 MX$118.39	+41.1%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 52.3% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR244.08	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR122.04	$48.08 MX$873.77	+61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR290.55	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR233.75	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+95.1%
Average			+52.3%

Malaysia vs. Mexico City - 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: December 2025

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