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Yogyakarta vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Yogyakarta is 48.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% less in Yogyakarta
Groceries: pay 39.3% less in Yogyakarta
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Yogyakarta
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Yogyakarta
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Yogyakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.6% less in Yogyakarta
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Yogyakarta

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

Yogyakarta vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Yogyakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	-89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$0.48 IDR8,049.01	-72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.28 IDR4,670.41	-78.5%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Yogyakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$1.27 IDR21,066.55	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$3.08 IDR51,341.44	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$4.34 IDR72,222.42	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$1.38 IDR23,007.85	-47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	-62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.61 IDR10,216.72	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$0.43 IDR7,211.80	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.50 IDR8,322.53	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	-15.0%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Yogyakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$3.05 IDR50,768.85	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$9.31 IDR155,018.01	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$19,685.66 IDR327,723,979.63	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$4.36 IDR72,540.48	-1.5%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Mexico City	Yogyakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$214.88 IDR3,577,338.77	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$164.15 IDR2,732,689.34	-75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$53.86 IDR896,672.82	+44.2%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Yogyakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$79.59 IDR1,324,940.29	-81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$3,362.52 IDR55,978,727.07	-69.1%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Yogyakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	-26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$1.41 IDR23,423.05	-63.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	-45.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$14.92 IDR248,426.30	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	-58.8%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Yogyakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$38.80 IDR645,908.39	-36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$34.80 IDR579,330.14	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$75.61 IDR1,258,693.27	-28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$73.62 IDR1,225,569.76	-33.6%
Average			-31.5%

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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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