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Jakarta vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 16.4% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 93.6% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 13.0% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Jakarta

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Jakarta are more expensive than in Astana. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Jakarta. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Astana	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,290.32	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,174.19	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT502.75	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT269.20	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	-31.2%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 93.6% more for groceries

	Astana	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT270.29	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	+135.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,538.28	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,257.22	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT866.19	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,173.83	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT304.07	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+138.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT451.40	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT497.32	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT442.19	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	-10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT120.55	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+246.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT103.47	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+534.3%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Astana	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT980.32	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	+73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,935.48	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-15.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,580,642.71	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT3,068.39	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-43.5%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	Astana	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,656.14	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	+124.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT242,850.94	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT174,580.60	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT22,096.38	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	+84.8%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

	Astana	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT119,032.23	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	-25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,176,227.55	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+51.1%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT634.84	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,133.92	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT912.58	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT29,076.42	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,645.16	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-36.8%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	Astana	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT39,829.51	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT22,521.65	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT52,181.81	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT47,890.77	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	-5.5%
Average			-15.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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