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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 38.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 45.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 47.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.50 MYR 13.75

$13.12 MX$227

-73.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.35 MYR 83.9

$53.8 MX$932

-60.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.24 MYR 24.51

$9.40 MX$163

-33.62%

Cappuccino

$1.57 MYR 6.17

$3.56 MX$61.7

-55.90%

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

$0.80 MYR 3.13

$1.60 MX$27.76

-50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 MYR 2.23

$1.15 MX$20.00

-50.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.56 MYR 13.99

$3.16 MX$54.7

12.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.93 MYR 19.39

$4.85 MX$83.9

1.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MYR 5.94

$1.63 MX$28.30

-7.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.15 MYR 4.52

$2.73 MX$47.36

-57.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 4.93

$1.88 MX$32.54

-32.98%

Eggs

$2.14 MYR 8.42

$2.63 MX$45.58

-18.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.29 MYR 60.1

$9.89 MX$171

54.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 MYR 17.07

$8.40 MX$146

-48.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.21 MYR 36.20

$11.63 MX$201

-20.81%

Apples (1kg)

$1.87 MYR 7.36

$2.97 MX$51.5

-37.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.02

$1.78 MX$30.91

-14.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.11

$2.06 MX$35.60

24.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.66

$1.97 MX$34.21

-26.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.70

$2.09 MX$36.13

-42.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 4.98

$2.26 MX$39.13

-43.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 MYR 3.90

$1.46 MX$25.26

-32.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.19

$1.09 MX$18.88

-48.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.93 MYR 15.45

$4.34 MX$75.2

-9.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.68 MYR 73.4

$13.62 MX$236

37.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 MYR 3.53

$1.67 MX$28.99

-46.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 MYR 11.27

$3.54 MX$61.3

-18.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.70 MYR 2.73

$0.36 MX$6.23

94.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.93 MYR 46.87

$18.96 MX$328

-37.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.54

$1.32 MX$22.92

-12.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 3.85

$0.30 MX$5.22

226.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 23.57

$5.49 MX$95.1

9.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.95

$1.34 MX$23.15

-62.69%

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

$35.1K MYR 137.8K

$19.1K MX$331.1K

83.48%

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

$31.4K MYR 123.4K

$23.8K MX$411.6K

32.11%

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

$36.01 MYR 142

$41.11 MX$712

-12.41%

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

$9.10 MYR 35.76

$27.78 MX$481

-67.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.86 MYR 113

$30.00 MX$520

-3.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.43 MYR 84.2

$53.5 MX$927

-59.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 MYR 23.23

$26.13 MX$453

-77.38%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 19.78

$6.28 MX$109

-19.90%

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

$187 MYR 735

$439 MX$7,610

-57.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,030 MYR 27.6K

$10.7K MX$186.0K

-34.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.7 MYR 243

$57.1 MX$989

8.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.29 MYR 107

$45.30 MX$785

-39.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.3 MYR 292

$104 MX$1,805

-28.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.5 MYR 202

$108 MX$1,875

-52.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 MYR 1,538

$996 MX$17.3K

-60.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,045

$624 MX$10.8K

-57.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$644 MYR 2,531

$2,106 MX$36.5K

-69.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$469 MYR 1,845

$1,218 MX$21.1K

-61.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,777 MYR 6,984

$3,799 MX$65.8K

-53.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$788 MYR 3,099

$2,230 MX$38.6K

-64.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,086 MYR 8,196

$1,096 MX$19.0K

90.21%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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