Jakarta vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$315
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1028
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
93
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
11.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 52% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7328th and 4274th ($684 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Indonesia and Mexico, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4224th and 3354th 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
$2.54
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
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$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023