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Mexico City vs. Subang Jaya Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 67.3% more expensive than Subang Jaya.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 52.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 66.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 98.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Subang Jaya. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Subang Jaya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Subang Jaya, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Subang Jaya	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.61	$10.86 MX$197.31	+205.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.48	$8.82 MX$160.32	+86.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MYR3.23	$1.73 MX$31.47	+120.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 MYR1.94	$1.30 MX$23.70	+176.9%
Average			+147.3%

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	Subang Jaya	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.01	$2.63 MX$47.71	+169.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.30	$5.04 MX$91.60	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 MYR28.83	$6.54 MX$118.83	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MYR8.77	$2.61 MX$47.38	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MYR9.04	$3.80 MX$69.15	+72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 MYR6.19	$1.37 MX$24.88	-9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MYR2.87	$0.80 MX$14.54	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.99 MYR8.18	$0.97 MX$17.69	-51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.84	$0.91 MX$16.47	+31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.32	$0.96 MX$17.42	+69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.55	$0.99 MX$18.07	+60.2%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Subang Jaya	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.58	$5.14 MX$93.37	+178.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.71	$19.54 MX$355.17	+64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.87 MYR28.25	$4.42 MX$80.42	-35.6%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 52.9% more for housing

	Subang Jaya	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.09 MYR123.72	$30.93 MX$562.20	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+98.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+104.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.09 MYR144.25	$37.36 MX$679.03	+6.5%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 66.5% more for childcare

	Subang Jaya	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+70.3%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Subang Jaya	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MYR19.48	$3.26 MX$59.19	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 MYR12.63	$3.81 MX$69.31	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$4.34 MX$78.93	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.70 MYR97.42	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+146.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.46	$6.51 MX$118.39	+30.9%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 98.0% more for clothing

	Subang Jaya	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR253.48	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.59 MYR68.19	$48.08 MX$873.77	+189.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.94 MYR340.96	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.23 MYR165.37	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+175.7%
Average			+98.0%

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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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