Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 15.6% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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