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Mexico vs. Putrajaya Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 65.5% more expensive than Putrajaya.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 36.1% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico
Housing: pay 80.8% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 21.8% more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 70.5% more in Mexico

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

Mexico vs. Putrajaya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Putrajaya, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Putrajaya	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.49	$10.13 MX$182.77	+185.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.15 MYR16.91	$8.37 MX$150.91	+101.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MYR3.19	$1.38 MX$24.82	+76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.61	$1.04 MX$18.80	+164.0%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

	Putrajaya	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.89 MYR3.62	$2.62 MX$47.20	+194.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.84 MYR11.59	$4.26 MX$76.85	+49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 MYR26.21	$5.95 MX$107.28	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 MYR7.59	$2.45 MX$44.18	+31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MYR8.97	$3.68 MX$66.29	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.26	$1.27 MX$22.85	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.76	$0.67 MX$12.13	-0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.26	$0.93 MX$16.71	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.83 MX$14.88	+39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.78	$0.90 MX$16.19	+31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 MYR3.29	$0.98 MX$17.65	+21.3%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Putrajaya	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.51	$5.00 MX$90.22	+171.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.31	$28.70 MX$517.59	+142.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,545.02 MYR144,917.06	$23,996.60 MX$432,754.65	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 MYR27.05	$19.51 MX$351.88	+194.1%
Average			+118.9%

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pay 80.8% more for housing

	Putrajaya	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.51 MYR91.78	$29.35 MX$529.34	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$268.56 MYR1,094.93	$587.67 MX$10,597.97	+118.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$189.57 MYR772.89	$443.50 MX$7,997.99	+133.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.09 MYR143.06	$49.22 MX$887.71	+40.3%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 21.8% more for childcare

	Putrajaya	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.04 MYR623.95	$236.91 MX$4,272.44	+54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,279.62 MYR25,602.01	$5,569.03 MX$100,431.91	-11.3%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Putrajaya	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.49	$2.44 MX$43.93	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.85	$3.34 MX$60.22	+14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.39	$4.42 MX$79.65	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.28 MYR164.24	$39.27 MX$708.14	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.29	$5.43 MX$97.99	+9.2%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 70.5% more for clothing

	Putrajaya	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.20 MYR253.60	$53.04 MX$956.50	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.59 MYR67.63	$40.66 MX$733.18	+145.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR289.83	$95.33 MX$1,719.26	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.23 MYR164.00	$87.49 MX$1,577.77	+117.5%
Average			+70.5%

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