Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 35.1% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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