Calgary vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1503
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	1.31M	11.1M

The cost of living in Calgary is 234% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1759th and 7756th ($2095 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 187th and 3291st 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	$19.1	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$7460

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477