Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 49.1% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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