Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Kazakhstan

Almaty vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Almaty is 35.5% more expensive than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Almaty
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Almaty
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Almaty
Housing: pay 30.0% more in Almaty
Childcare: pay 55.8% more in Almaty
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% more in Almaty
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Almaty

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

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Almaty vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Ubud	Almaty
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$13.42 KZT6,082.92	+380.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$8.95 KZT4,055.28	+191.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$1.36 KZT615.44	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$0.91 KZT410.90	+120.0%
Average			+220.0%

Ubud vs. Almaty - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Ubud	Almaty
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$0.94 KZT425.21	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$6.46 KZT2,925.52	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$6.48 KZT2,938.79	+17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$2.45 KZT1,109.97	+10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$3.09 KZT1,401.59	+82.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$0.86 KZT387.73	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$1.06 KZT481.68	+57.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$1.37 KZT621.58	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$1.34 KZT605.34	+137.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$0.35 KZT160.60	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$0.26 KZT119.25	-72.6%
Average			-8.1%

Ubud vs. Almaty - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Ubud	Almaty
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$2.64 KZT1,198.22	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.15 KZT10,036.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$22,370.46 KZT10M	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$6.71 KZT3,041.46	+113.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 30.0% more for housing

	Ubud	Almaty
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$18.11 KZT8,207.89	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$802.28 KZT364K	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	$513.47 KZT233K	+26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$69.56 KZT31,526.07	+11.5%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 55.8% more for childcare

	Ubud	Almaty
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$456.34 KZT207K	+3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$12,216.13 KZT6M	+134.6%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Almaty
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$3.24 KZT1,470.04	+45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$3.30 KZT1,497.69	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$2.63 KZT1,191.24	+23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$70.49 KZT31,945.91	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$6.71 KZT3,041.46	+84.8%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Ubud	Almaty
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$96.07 KZT43,537.96	+121.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$47.45 KZT21,502.09	+112.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$145.68 KZT66,021.45	+91.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$134.22 KZT60,829.24	+78.7%
Average			+100.3%

Ubud vs. Almaty - Cost of clothing

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