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Batam vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Batam is 39.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 59.2% less in Batam
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Batam
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Batam
Housing: pay 29.0% less in Batam
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in Batam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Batam
Clothing: pay 53.5% less in Batam

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Batam.

Batam vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Batam instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 59.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Batam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	-75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$3.81 IDR63,497.76	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$1.09 IDR18,217.93	-36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.42 IDR6,955.94	-68.0%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Batam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	-54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$3.94 IDR65,645.79	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$4.33 IDR72,097.03	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$1.34 IDR22,292.12	-48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$1.18 IDR19,719.77	-68.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$1.08 IDR17,916.82	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.98 IDR16,239.58	+21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.99 IDR16,544.41	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$0.50 IDR8,263.52	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.45 IDR7,512.29	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.94 IDR15,639.46	-5.5%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Batam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$3.06 IDR50,938.12	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$16.12 IDR268,300.41	-17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$28,352.61 IDR472,009,976.73	+41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$6.45 IDR107,320.16	+45.7%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 29.0% less for housing

	Mexico City	Batam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$24.87 IDR414,043.84	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$290.99 IDR4,844,312.92	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$159.17 IDR2,649,880.57	-76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$57.15 IDR951,448.39	+53.0%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Batam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$89.53 IDR1,490,557.82	-79.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$3,481.90 IDR57,966,137.49	-68.0%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Batam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$2.29 IDR38,092.03	-40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$2.63 IDR43,723.03	-39.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$29.10 IDR484,431.29	-50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-54.2%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Batam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$33.82 IDR563,099.62	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$19.90 IDR331,235.07	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$69.64 IDR1,159,322.75	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$25.87 IDR430,605.59	-76.7%
Average			-53.5%

Mexico City vs. Batam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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