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$201.99
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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