Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 77.8% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 86.6% more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
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