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Alor Setar vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 43.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% less in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 38.4% less in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 65.9% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 36.7% less in Alor Setar

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

Alor Setar vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alor Setar instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 70.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$1.95 MYR8.04	-82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$4.21 MYR17.30	-52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.53 MYR2.19	-69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.28 MYR1.17	-78.2%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.87 MYR3.57	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.96 MYR24.52	+18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.07 MYR24.95	-7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.49 MYR6.14	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.40 MYR5.74	-63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.06 MYR4.36	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.48 MYR1.99	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.64 MYR2.65	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.65 MYR2.68	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.37 MYR1.53	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.24 MYR0.97	-76.2%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$1.84 MYR7.56	-64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$8.53 MYR35.07	-56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	+68.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$5.07 MYR20.85	+14.6%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$24.82 MYR102.04	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$296.21 MYR1,217.71	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$173.78 MYR714.39	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$25.46 MYR104.65	-31.9%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 65.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$82.94 MYR340.96	-80.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$5,331.75 MYR21,918.84	-51.1%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$3.55 MYR14.61	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.29 MYR9.42	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.84 MYR11.69	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$21.33 MYR87.68	-63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$3.97 MYR16.32	-39.1%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 36.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$47.39 MYR194.83	-22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$29.03 MYR119.34	-39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$71.09 MYR292.25	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$53.02 MYR217.97	-52.2%
Average			-36.7%

Mexico City vs. Alor Setar - Cost of clothing

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