Almaty vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$464	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	51	82
😀 Quality of life	66	43
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.64M

The cost of living in Almaty is 64% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8367th ($881 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 4016th and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs South Tangerang

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	Almaty	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506