Jakarta vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jakarta	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1643	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$315	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$3005
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	70	96
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.8M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7328th and 2284th ($684 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 58th in Indonesia and Canada, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4224th and 11th 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	$2.54	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.51	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.82%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.48	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.07	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8171	$5550

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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	$556
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$391
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$609
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$467
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$488
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$487
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$502
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$536
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$515
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$417
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$478
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$470
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$474
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$499
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$424
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$405
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$445
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$456
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$453
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$439
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$439
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$419
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$408
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$379
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$459
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$476
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$411
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$419
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805