Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Canada

Montreal vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Montreal is 2.4 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Montreal
Groceries: pay 60.4% more in Montreal
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Montreal
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Montreal
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Montreal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Montreal
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Montreal

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Montreal are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Montreal.

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Montreal vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montreal instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Montreal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,488.14	$18.94 CA$27.01	+613.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR59,985.02	$10.52 CA$15.01	+213.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,075.87	$1.97 CA$2.80	+335.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,595.01	$1.52 CA$2.17	+492.9%
Average			+400.1%

Jakarta vs. Montreal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.4% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Montreal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR19,879.65	$3.11 CA$4.44	+180.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR84,483.51	$6.56 CA$9.36	+39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,138.63	$8.60 CA$12.27	+63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,615.29	$3.57 CA$5.09	+95.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR24,906.50	$5.10 CA$7.28	+266.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,756.44	$1.50 CA$2.14	+18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR10,986.58	$0.66 CA$0.94	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR20,910.45	$1.46 CA$2.08	+25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,089.64	$1.33 CA$1.90	+115.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,155.60	$0.86 CA$1.22	+37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,232.23	$0.81 CA$1.16	-15.5%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Montreal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR56,733.38	$5.01 CA$7.15	+58.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR210K	$76.45 CA$109.05	+551.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR500M	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,235.71	$14.66 CA$20.91	+358.2%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Montreal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR340K	$42.08 CA$60.03	+121.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$1,253.33 CA$1,787.81	+243.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$968.97 CA$1,382.18	+392.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$59.09 CA$84.29	-27.5%
Average			+207.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Montreal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$506.92 CA$723.10	+231.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR147M	$16,061.08 CA$22,910.33	+95.7%
Average			+154.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Montreal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR44,988.77	$6.31 CA$9.00	+151.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR35,718.98	$3.82 CA$5.45	+91.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,487.40	$11.22 CA$16.01	+297.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR468K	$28.79 CA$41.07	+10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR59,985.02	$11.22 CA$16.01	+234.7%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Montreal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$58.11 CA$82.90	-0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR514K	$38.34 CA$54.69	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$93.86 CA$133.89	+30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$107.90 CA$153.92	+1.6%
Average			+15.2%

Jakarta vs. Montreal - Cost of clothing

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