Almaty vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$464	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	45
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.34M

The cost of living in Almaty is 68% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8440th ($881 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 0.4 months in Makassar. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 4016th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Makassar

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	Almaty	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$4170

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544