Almaty vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$464	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	74
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	2.23M	3.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8233rd ($881 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4016th and 4691st 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	$7.16	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508