Jakarta vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$3073
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	79
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	11.1M	568K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 70% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 7756th and 1777th ($627 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th 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 Surrey. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3291st and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Surrey

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	Jakarta	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797