Jakarta vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$324
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
67
72
🏙️ Population
11.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 47% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7091st and 4418th ($699 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4721st and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.46
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$970
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.58
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8840
$11015

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$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030