Almaty vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Almaty	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$585	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.2	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$713	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	64	62
🏙️ Population	1.92M	2.89M

The cost of living in Almaty is 101% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4975th and 8350th ($1051 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 4635th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Surabaya

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	Almaty	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.87	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.2	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.35	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.61	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$289	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10418	$5424

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$935
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$488
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$878
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$398
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$560
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$504
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$529
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$633
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$738
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$532
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$658
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$641
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$641
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$475
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$434
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$623
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$558
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$479
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$488
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$651
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$674
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$416
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$651
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$673
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$669
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$785
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$682
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$564
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$680
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$667
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$682
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$692
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$582
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$664
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$735

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506