Jakarta vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$375	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$2805
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.76M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6641st and 2002nd ($757 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 54th in Indonesia and Canada, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4600th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Montreal

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	Jakarta	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$6957

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610