Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 37.1% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Astana
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Astana
Housing: pay 47.8% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 87.9% more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in Astana

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

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Astana vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+314.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+133.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.10 KZT499.26	+144.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.66 KZT298.06	+156.1%
Average			+206.5%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.63 KZT283.87	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+93.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.82 KZT369.90	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$1.06 KZT482.49	+73.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$1.03 KZT468.85	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$1.01 KZT456.93	+62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.31 KZT141.42	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.20 KZT91.97	-78.9%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	+43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	-11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	+249.6%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 47.8% more for housing

	Jakarta	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$575.82 KZT261K	+57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$394.61 KZT179K	+100.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	-35.9%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 87.9% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$374.89 KZT170K	+145.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+44.1%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$1.34 KZT608.29	-46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+120.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+93.5%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	+13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	+63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	+66.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	+22.3%
Average			+39.4%

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