Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 22.5% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$2.68
Rp43,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$3.68
Rp59,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$0.59
Rp9,588
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$0.29
Rp4,647
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$1.23
Rp20,041
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$3.63
Rp58,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$5.05
Rp81,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$1.69
Rp27,464
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$1.68
Rp27,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.37
Rp22,232
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.73
Rp11,786
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$1.03
Rp16,685
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$0.60
Rp9,794
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.68
Rp11,030
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.99
Rp16,131
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$3.36
Rp54,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$10.04
Rp163,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$26,772.06
Rp434,793,136
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$2.93
Rp47,610
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$31.58
Rp512,920
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$478.90
Rp7,777,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$271.93
Rp4,416,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$65.22
Rp1,059,168
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$156.91
Rp2,548,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$9,733.56
Rp158,078,362
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$2.36
Rp38,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$31.56
Rp512,512
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$44.45
Rp721,907
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$30.52
Rp495,621
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$78.12
Rp1,268,713
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$87.16
Rp1,415,548
|
|
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