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

🙂 Solo nomad: Penang is 25% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 40.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penang is 31% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.07 MYR 12.07

$13.12 MX$227

-76.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.19 MYR 83.3

$53.8 MX$932

-60.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.20 MYR 16.49

$9.40 MX$163

-55.32%

Cappuccino

$2.96 MYR 11.65

$3.56 MX$61.7

-16.85%

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

$0.74 MYR 2.91

$1.60 MX$27.76

-53.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.44

$1.15 MX$20.00

-67.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MYR 17.64

$3.16 MX$54.7

42.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.40 MYR 17.31

$4.85 MX$83.9

-9.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 MYR 7.48

$1.63 MX$28.30

16.56%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 3.90

$2.73 MX$47.36

-63.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.05 MYR 8.07

$1.88 MX$32.54

9.04%

Eggs

$2.15 MYR 8.44

$2.63 MX$45.58

-18.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.37 MYR 68.3

$9.89 MX$171

75.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.00 MYR 19.64

$8.40 MX$146

-40.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.88 MYR 58.5

$11.63 MX$201

27.94%

Apples (1kg)

$2.78 MYR 10.91

$2.97 MX$51.5

-6.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 5.77

$1.78 MX$30.91

-17.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 MYR 10.15

$2.06 MX$35.60

25.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.19 MYR 8.62

$1.97 MX$34.21

11.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.48

$2.09 MX$36.13

-45.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.72

$2.26 MX$39.13

-46.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MYR 3.51

$1.46 MX$25.26

-39.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 1.92

$1.09 MX$18.88

-55.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 MYR 17.09

$4.34 MX$75.2

0.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.52 MYR 76.7

$13.62 MX$236

43.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MYR 10.29

$1.67 MX$28.99

56.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.48 MYR 13.68

$3.54 MX$61.3

-1.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MYR 1.79

$0.36 MX$6.23

27.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.36 MYR 68.2

$18.96 MX$328

-8.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 MYR 2.67

$1.32 MX$22.92

-48.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.50 MYR 1.97

$0.30 MX$5.22

66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.19 MYR 28.24

$5.49 MX$95.1

30.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.95

$1.34 MX$23.15

-63.43%

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

$34.0K MYR 133.5K

$19.1K MX$331.1K

77.75%

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

$27.9K MYR 109.5K

$23.8K MX$411.6K

17.28%

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

$39.37 MYR 155

$41.11 MX$712

-4.23%

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

$10.01 MYR 39.34

$27.78 MX$481

-63.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.45 MYR 124

$30.00 MX$520

4.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.02 MYR 130

$53.5 MX$927

-38.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.53 MYR 21.73

$26.13 MX$453

-78.84%

Cinema Ticket

$4.81 MYR 18.91

$6.28 MX$109

-23.41%

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

$237 MYR 932

$439 MX$7,610

-46.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,252 MYR 24.6K

$10.7K MX$186.0K

-41.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.3 MYR 213

$57.1 MX$989

-4.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.00 MYR 114

$45.30 MX$785

-35.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.5 MYR 246

$104 MX$1,805

-40.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.4 MYR 206

$108 MX$1,875

-51.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$394 MYR 1,548

$996 MX$17.3K

-60.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$230 MYR 905

$624 MX$10.8K

-63.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$641 MYR 2,518

$2,106 MX$36.5K

-69.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$517 MYR 2,032

$1,218 MX$21.1K

-57.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,335 MYR 9,178

$3,799 MX$65.8K

-38.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,191 MYR 4,679

$2,230 MX$38.6K

-46.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$974 MYR 3,830

$1,096 MX$19.0K

-11.12%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

11.34

-63.32%

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

Last update for Penang: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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