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Bukit Mertajam vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 6.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% less in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 65.4% more in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 22.7% more in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Bukit Mertajam

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

Bukit Mertajam vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bukit Mertajam instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$1.90 MYR7.79	-82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$3.79 MYR15.59	-57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.71 MYR2.92	-58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.37 MYR1.53	-71.4%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.13 MYR4.63	-57.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$11.26 MYR46.27	+123.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.28 MYR25.81	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.88 MYR7.72	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.23 MYR9.17	-41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.80 MYR7.40	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.80 MYR3.27	-0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.54 MYR6.33	+58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.18 MYR4.86	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.79 MYR3.24	-17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.47 MYR1.91	-53.2%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 65.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$1.84 MYR7.58	-64.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+119.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$10.66 MYR43.84	+141.0%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 22.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$28.53 MYR117.29	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$57.19 MYR235.12	+53.1%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$118.48 MYR487.09	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-60.1%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$3.08 MYR12.66	-5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.21 MYR9.09	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$4.27 MYR17.54	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$5.45 MYR22.41	-16.3%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$110.58 MYR454.61	+81.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$63.90 MYR262.70	+32.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$75.75 MYR311.41	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$78.99 MYR324.72	-28.8%
Average			+14.3%

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