Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 22.8% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.75
|
$1.78
IDR28,609.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.99
|
$3.24
IDR51,898.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.32
|
$0.63
IDR10,094.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.82
|
$0.41
IDR6,623.68
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.38
|
$1.24
IDR19,919.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.90
|
$4.54
IDR72,773.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.16
|
$5.19
IDR83,257.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.88
|
$1.62
IDR26,001.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.89
|
$1.41
IDR22,568.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.80
|
$1.17
IDR18,801.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.42
|
$0.62
IDR9,936.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.23
|
$0.81
IDR13,018.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.06
|
$0.54
IDR8,711.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.24
|
$0.56
IDR9,011.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.78
|
$0.92
IDR14,812.46
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.19
|
$3.10
IDR49,702.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$529.47
|
$12.11
IDR194,125.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$401,748.55
|
$24,176.29
IDR387,605,149.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$314.58
|
$3.88
IDR62,274.22
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$537.73
|
$26.66
IDR427,499.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,788.66
|
$279.33
IDR4,478,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,293.20
|
$164.17
IDR2,632,096.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$899.58
|
$47.78
IDR766,100.55
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,129.08
|
$112.28
IDR1,800,066.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,847.13
|
$6,061.21
IDR97,176,064.17
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.42
|
$2.74
IDR43,983.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.16
|
$1.71
IDR27,462.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.17
|
$2.18
IDR34,882.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$677.72
|
$26.72
IDR428,420.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.38
|
$3.16
IDR50,611.55
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$922.80
|
$41.98
IDR673,071.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$731.32
|
$27.98
IDR448,653.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,651.49
|
$68.38
IDR1,096,369.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,542.93
|
$65.14
IDR1,044,281.22
|
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