Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Kazakhstan

Almaty vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Almaty is 26.0% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Almaty
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Almaty
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in Almaty
Housing: pay 22.1% more in Almaty
Childcare: pay 17.7% more in Almaty
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Almaty
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Almaty

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

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Almaty vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Almaty
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR53,548.98	$7.33 KZT3,459.35	+145.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR62,116.81	$6.41 KZT3,026.93	+85.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,318.48	$0.93 KZT438.12	+61.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,546.48	$0.58 KZT275.51	+130.3%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Almaty
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR20,157.36	$0.53 KZT251.66	-52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR62,773.04	$4.58 KZT2,164.10	+31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR89,895.24	$4.84 KZT2,286.21	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR31,658.54	$1.66 KZT785.12	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR26,446.34	$1.93 KZT908.98	+30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR23,581.87	$0.59 KZT277.43	-55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR12,579.90	$0.83 KZT390.49	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR19,154.77	$0.82 KZT386.77	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR13,912.06	$0.84 KZT396.42	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR14,253.48	$0.27 KZT128.59	-65.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR20,754.74	$0.18 KZT85.07	-84.4%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Almaty
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR52,795.29	$1.81 KZT854.51	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR220K	$18.14 KZT8,561.89	+48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR535M	$22,900.61 KZT11M	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR61,045.83	$7.01 KZT3,308.00	+106.0%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 22.1% more for housing

	Jakarta	Almaty
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR444K	$12.90 KZT6,090.05	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR7M	$645.61 KZT305K	+66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR4M	$437.19 KZT206K	+97.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1M	$52.67 KZT24,861.89	-26.8%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 17.7% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Almaty
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR3M	$258.77 KZT122K	+44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR198M	$9,972.39 KZT5M	-9.5%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Almaty
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR48,194.08	$1.28 KZT605.39	-52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR37,651.62	$2.28 KZT1,074.69	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR53,548.98	$1.83 KZT864.84	-38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR492K	$48.33 KZT22,814.37	+76.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR64,258.77	$5.13 KZT2,421.54	+43.2%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Almaty
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR961K	$70.28 KZT33,178.30	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR587K	$40.36 KZT19,054.18	+23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1M	$92.56 KZT43,693.07	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR2M	$109.97 KZT51,913.51	+26.3%
Average			+24.6%

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