Almaty vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$464	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	80
😀 Quality of life	66	65
🏙️ Population	2.23M	10.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 26% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6882nd ($881 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4016th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Jakarta

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	Almaty	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$8860

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506