Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 50.6% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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