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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 27.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 44.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 46.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 47.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.7

$13.38 MX$253

-73.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.26 MYR 89.7

$52.7 MX$997

-59.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.03 MYR 25.41

$9.31 MX$176

-35.23%

Cappuccino

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$3.61 MX$68.3

-58.73%

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

$0.8 MYR 3.35

$1.64 MX$30.91

-51.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MYR 2.57

$1.12 MX$21.14

-45.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 MYR 14.61

$3.26 MX$61.7

6.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.88 MYR 20.57

$4.82 MX$91.1

1.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$1.65 MX$31.24

-9.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.74

$2.74 MX$51.7

-59.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.44

$1.92 MX$36.28

-32.81%

Eggs

$2.13 MYR 8.99

$2.51 MX$47.53

-15.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.11 MYR 63.7

$9.89 MX$187

52.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.4 MYR 18.54

$8.39 MX$159

-47.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.17 MYR 38.68

$11.95 MX$226

-23.26%

Apples (1kg)

$1.84 MYR 7.74

$2.87 MX$54.3

-35.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.45

$1.74 MX$32.85

-12.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 MYR 10.81

$2 MX$37.81

28.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 6.12

$2.07 MX$39.14

-29.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.2 MYR 5.04

$2.05 MX$38.78

-41.46%

Onion (1kg)

$1.31 MYR 5.54

$2.18 MX$41.22

-39.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.38 MX$26.16

-27.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.32

$1.11 MX$21.06

-50.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.92 MYR 16.52

$4.16 MX$78.6

-5.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.17 MYR 34.46

$11.05 MX$209

-26.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MYR 3.48

$1.75 MX$33.16

-52.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 MYR 12.56

$3.7 MX$70

-19.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$0.38 MX$7.25

81.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.79 MYR 49.72

$18.97 MX$359

-37.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.83

$1.36 MX$25.72

-15.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.33

$0.28 MX$5.25

267.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.83 MYR 24.58

$5.3 MX$100

10.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.96

$1.36 MX$25.63

-65.44%

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

$34.8K MYR 146.7K

$18.8K MX$354.6K

85.42%

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

$31.7K MYR 133.6K

$23.4K MX$441.7K

35.58%

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

$35.2 MYR 148

$39.97 MX$756

-11.93%

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

$8.88 MYR 37.43

$27.48 MX$519

-67.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.1 MYR 123

$30.22 MX$571

-3.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.36 MYR 90.1

$52.6 MX$994

-59.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.74 MYR 24.2

$26.84 MX$507

-78.61%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 21.19

$6.32 MX$120

-20.41%

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

$189 MYR 795

$437 MX$8,258

-56.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,947 MYR 29.3K

$10.6K MX$199.9K

-34.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.1 MYR 258

$57.2 MX$1,082

6.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.8 MYR 117

$45.14 MX$853

-38.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.6 MYR 306

$102 MX$1,928

-28.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.8 MYR 214

$109 MX$2,056

-53.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 MYR 1,624

$1,000 MX$18.9K

-61.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,151

$622 MX$11.8K

-56.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$649 MYR 2,738

$2,160 MX$40.8K

-69.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,968

$1,235 MX$23.3K

-62.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,149 MYR 4,843

$3,566 MX$67.4K

-67.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,004 MYR 4,233

$2,480 MX$46.9K

-59.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,992 MYR 8,400

$867 MX$16.4K

129.64%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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