Jakarta vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$343	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	92
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	10.6M	9.21M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 40% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4604th ($701 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Indonesia and Mexico, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4292nd and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Mexico City

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	Jakarta	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$9034

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804