Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kuala Belait vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Belait is 26.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Kuala Belait
Groceries: pay 46.1% more in Kuala Belait
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Kuala Belait
Housing: pay 20.4% more in Kuala Belait
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Kuala Belait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% more in Kuala Belait
Clothing: pay 35.5% more in Kuala Belait

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

Kuala Belait vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Mexico City, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kuala Belait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$3.68 BND4.76	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$7.58 BND9.83	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$0.97 BND1.26	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.55 BND0.72	-57.5%
Average			-45.3%

Mexico City vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 46.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Kuala Belait
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$2.45 BND3.17	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$9.37 BND12.15	+85.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$6.83 BND8.86	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$2.63 BND3.41	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$4.37 BND5.66	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$2.06 BND2.67	+50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.98 BND1.27	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$1.76 BND2.29	+81.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$2.75 BND3.56	+203.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$1.34 BND1.74	+40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$1.10 BND1.42	+10.2%
Average			+46.1%

Mexico City vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kuala Belait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$1.38 BND1.78	-73.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$22,440.08 BND29,094.61	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$26.30 BND34.10	+494.4%
Average			+144.4%

Mexico City vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.4% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kuala Belait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$68.09 BND88.28	+120.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$734.82 BND952.73	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$773.50 BND1,002.88	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$29.58 BND38.36	-20.8%
Average			+20.4%

Mexico City vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kuala Belait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$156.63 BND203.08	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$9,230.40 BND11,967.65	-15.3%
Average			-39.5%

Mexico City vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kuala Belait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$1.93 BND2.51	-40.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$4.48 BND5.81	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$7.73 BND10.03	+78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$96.71 BND125.38	+65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$5.41 BND7.02	-16.9%
Average			+20.7%

Mexico City vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 35.5% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Kuala Belait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$98.00 BND127.06	+60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$100.33 BND130.08	+108.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$121.66 BND157.74	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$63.82 BND82.75	-42.5%
Average			+35.5%

Mexico City vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Mexico City vs.

Nairobi

Mexico City vs.

Cairo

Mexico City vs.

Reykjavik

Mexico City vs.

Quito

Mexico City vs.

Wellington

Mexico City vs.

Warsaw

Mexico City vs.

Dodoma

Mexico City vs.

Ankara

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Mexico vs. Brunei. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Mexico and Brunei.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Mexico City

Add prices for Kuala Belait

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kuala Belait or Mexico City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.