Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 2.8 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 58.0% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Toronto
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,488.14	$17.53 CA$25.01	+560.6%
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	$2.08 CA$2.96	+359.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,595.01	$1.71 CA$2.44	+566.2%
Average			+391.4%

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pay 58.0% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR19,879.65	$2.74 CA$3.91	+146.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR84,483.51	$4.56 CA$6.51	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,138.63	$9.44 CA$13.47	+79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,615.29	$3.54 CA$5.05	+94.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR24,906.50	$5.16 CA$7.36	+270.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,756.44	$1.68 CA$2.40	+32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR10,986.58	$0.54 CA$0.77	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR20,910.45	$1.59 CA$2.27	+36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,089.64	$1.95 CA$2.78	+214.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,155.60	$0.82 CA$1.17	+32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,232.23	$0.73 CA$1.05	-23.7%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR56,733.38	$4.68 CA$6.67	+47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR210K	$109.41 CA$156.07	+832.4%
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	$12.80 CA$18.26	+300.1%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR340K	$47.87 CA$68.28	+151.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$1,584.56 CA$2,260.29	+334.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$1,416.89 CA$2,021.12	+619.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$92.23 CA$131.56	+13.1%
Average			+322.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$824.14 CA$1,175.60	+438.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR147M	$23,500.21 CA$33,521.87	+186.3%
Average			+292.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Toronto
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	$3.97 CA$5.66	+98.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,487.40	$14.03 CA$20.01	+397.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR468K	$38.35 CA$54.70	+46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR59,985.02	$12.62 CA$18.01	+276.6%
Average			+148.3%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$51.64 CA$73.67	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR514K	$39.51 CA$56.36	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$98.10 CA$139.93	+36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$122.24 CA$174.36	+15.1%
Average			+17.5%

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