Jakarta vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$285	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$2928
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 67% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7756th and 2370th ($627 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Indonesia and Canada, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3291st and 49th 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	$2.19	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$6432

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828