Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 48.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 28.5% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 57.9% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 51.1% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Jakarta

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Jakarta.

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Jakarta vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	-76.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-69.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	-80.3%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	-68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	+25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	-31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	+13.4%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 28.5% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$11.73 IDR212K	-41.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$27,939.41 IDR504M	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	-51.1%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 57.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$19.02 IDR343K	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$365.05 IDR7M	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$196.92 IDR4M	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$81.54 IDR1M	+70.9%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 51.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$153.00 IDR3M	-64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$8,208.60 IDR148M	-31.9%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$26.13 IDR472K	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-49.8%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$58.46 IDR1M	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$28.71 IDR518K	-46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$72.00 IDR1M	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$106.17 IDR2M	-8.5%
Average			-28.1%

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