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Mexico City vs. Sungai Petani Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 88.1% more expensive than Sungai Petani.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 68.8% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 42.0% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 77.1% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 58.5% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Mexico City are more expensive than in Sungai Petani. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Sungai Petani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Sungai Petani, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Sungai Petani	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	$4.27 MYR17.54	$8.82 MX$160.32	+106.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 MYR1.95	$1.73 MX$31.47	+265.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 MYR0.97	$1.30 MX$23.70	+450.3%
Average			+257.0%

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pay 68.8% more for groceries

	Sungai Petani	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MYR2.92	$2.63 MX$47.71	+269.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 MYR19.33	$5.04 MX$91.60	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 MYR28.94	$6.54 MX$118.83	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 MYR8.55	$2.61 MX$47.38	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 MYR6.63	$3.80 MX$69.15	+136.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 MYR4.36	$1.37 MX$24.88	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MYR2.87	$0.80 MX$14.54	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 MYR4.64	$0.97 MX$17.69	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.68	$0.91 MX$16.47	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.96 MX$17.42	+157.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 MYR2.05	$0.99 MX$18.07	+99.4%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

	Sungai Petani	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.56	$5.14 MX$93.37	+179.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$355.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.07 MYR20.85	$4.42 MX$80.42	-12.7%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Sungai Petani	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.78 MYR126.52	$30.93 MX$562.20	+0.5%
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	$25.46 MYR104.65	$37.36 MX$679.03	+46.8%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 77.1% more for childcare

	Sungai Petani	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.34 MYR983.91	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 MYR25,693.75	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+74.4%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sungai Petani	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.54	$3.26 MX$59.19	-23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 MYR6.82	$3.81 MX$69.31	+129.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 MYR16.95	$4.34 MX$78.93	+5.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.96 MYR77.93	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+208.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.84 MYR11.69	$6.51 MX$118.39	+129.1%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 58.5% more for clothing

	Sungai Petani	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.09 MYR226.49	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.03 MYR119.34	$48.08 MX$873.77	+65.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR292.25	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.02 MYR217.97	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+109.2%
Average			+58.5%

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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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