Jakarta vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$365
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.76M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6708th and 2281st ($718 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 76th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 4403rd and 30th 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
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576