Canada vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$1510
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$336
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$4876
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
37
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
37M
275M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 238% more expensive than in Indonesia ($586). Canada ranked 15th vs 166th for Indonesia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 17th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Canada and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 82 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$7083

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In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K