Jakarta vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$343	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$2742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.8M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 62% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6882nd and 2225th ($701 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4292nd and 51st 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	$2.68	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$5725

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692