Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 35.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 43.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 44.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 47.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.15

$13.19 MX$233

-73.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.60 MYR 87.7

$53.5 MX$944

-59.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.20 MYR 25.19

$9.37 MX$165

-33.83%

Cappuccino

$1.51 MYR 6.12

$3.75 MX$66.2

-59.73%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 MYR 3.23

$1.57 MX$27.71

-49.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.28

$1.11 MX$19.61

-49.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.50 MYR 14.22

$3.12 MX$55.1

12.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.84 MYR 19.67

$4.81 MX$84.9

0.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 MYR 6.26

$1.65 MX$29.16

-6.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.16 MYR 4.73

$2.77 MX$48.87

-58.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MYR 5.28

$1.91 MX$33.67

-31.94%

Eggs

$2.07 MYR 8.41

$2.60 MX$45.81

-20.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.86 MYR 60.3

$10.21 MX$180

45.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.43 MYR 17.98

$8.46 MX$149

-47.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.32 MYR 37.83

$11.60 MX$205

-19.66%

Apples (1kg)

$1.90 MYR 7.72

$3.00 MX$52.9

-36.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.92

$1.73 MX$30.49

-15.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.42

$2.04 MX$36.05

25.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.56

$2.00 MX$35.34

-31.50%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.85

$2.15 MX$37.91

-44.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.36

$2.25 MX$39.71

-41.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.21

$1.39 MX$24.57

-25.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.10

$1.07 MX$18.88

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.91 MYR 15.86

$4.13 MX$73.0

-5.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.09 MYR 73.4

$12.35 MX$218

46.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 MYR 3.45

$1.70 MX$30.02

-50.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 MYR 11.89

$3.56 MX$62.8

-17.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.93

$0.36 MX$6.35

100.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.66 MYR 47.33

$18.70 MX$330

-37.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.92

$1.36 MX$24.05

-11.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 MYR 4.04

$0.28 MX$4.88

257.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 MYR 23.85

$5.44 MX$96.0

7.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.00

$1.34 MX$23.64

-63.43%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.3K MYR 143.3K

$19.0K MX$335.5K

85.66%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.3K MYR 127.0K

$23.3K MX$411.1K

34.28%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$36.03 MYR 146

$40.62 MX$717

-11.30%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.12 MYR 37.02

$26.92 MX$475

-66.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.74 MYR 117

$29.98 MX$529

-4.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.95 MYR 85.0

$52.2 MX$922

-59.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 MYR 24.21

$25.91 MX$457

-77.00%

Cinema Ticket

$4.86 MYR 19.72

$6.39 MX$113

-23.94%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$185 MYR 752

$431 MX$7,603

-57.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,976 MYR 28.3K

$10.4K MX$184.0K

-33.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.9 MYR 243

$58.4 MX$1,031

2.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.99 MYR 110

$44.65 MX$788

-39.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.5 MYR 298

$103 MX$1,823

-28.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.3 MYR 208

$106 MX$1,876

-51.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,575

$998 MX$17.6K

-61.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 MYR 1,094

$624 MX$11.0K

-56.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,597

$2,108 MX$37.2K

-69.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 MYR 1,898

$1,231 MX$21.7K

-62.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,670 MYR 6,782

$3,647 MX$64.4K

-54.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$815 MYR 3,307

$2,169 MX$38.3K

-62.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,021 MYR 8,207

$1,044 MX$18.4K

93.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

11.34

-64.11%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Langkawi: January 12, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

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