Calgary vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$548
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	10.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 196% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1646th and 6882nd ($2077 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th in Canada and Indonesia, respectively. Check Canada vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 153rd and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Jakarta

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	Calgary	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$8860

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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