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Mexico City vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 73.2% more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 38.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 37.2% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 80.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 67.5% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Shah Alam, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.56	$10.86 MX$195.57	+205.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.27 MYR17.48	$8.82 MX$158.90	+106.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 MYR2.86	$1.73 MX$31.20	+147.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 MYR1.67	$1.30 MX$23.49	+220.0%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

	Shah Alam	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MYR4.05	$2.63 MX$47.29	+165.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 MYR29.13	$5.04 MX$90.79	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 MYR28.85	$6.54 MX$117.78	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 MYR8.52	$2.61 MX$46.96	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MYR9.03	$3.80 MX$68.54	+72.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.06	$1.37 MX$24.66	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MYR2.86	$0.80 MX$14.41	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 MYR4.70	$0.97 MX$17.53	-15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.67	$0.91 MX$16.32	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.17	$0.96 MX$17.27	+80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.99 MX$17.91	+60.3%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

	Shah Alam	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.53	$5.14 MX$92.54	+179.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.40 MYR63.11	$19.54 MX$352.03	+26.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.31 MYR21.75	$4.42 MX$79.70	-16.6%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Shah Alam	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.45 MYR124.76	$30.93 MX$557.23	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.98 MYR1,286.47	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+243.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$274.88 MYR1,126.27	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+146.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.51 MYR129.12	$37.36 MX$673.03	+18.6%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 80.8% more for childcare

	Shah Alam	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.86 MYR941.80	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 MYR25,608.13	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+74.4%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.56	$3.26 MX$58.67	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.93	$3.81 MX$68.70	+31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.48	$4.34 MX$78.23	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.51 MYR157.78	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	+51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28 MYR25.73	$6.51 MX$117.34	+3.7%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 67.5% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.45 MYR227.20	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MYR141.43	$48.08 MX$866.05	+39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.57 MYR252.28	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.55 MYR182.53	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	+149.0%
Average			+67.5%

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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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