Jakarta vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$365
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
10.6M
9.21M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 44% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6708th and 4206th ($718 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Indonesia and Mexico, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4403rd and 4184th 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
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881