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Kazakhstan vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 29.6% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 37.4% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 47.3% more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$8.27 KZT4,333.25	+363.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$6.04 KZT3,163.61	+86.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.91 KZT477.55	+44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.49 KZT258.23	+19.3%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.40 KZT207.20	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$4.54 KZT2,376.84	-0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$4.05 KZT2,123.37	-22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$1.52 KZT798.43	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.08 KZT1,091.72	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.58 KZT306.51	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.83 KZT433.06	+33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.86 KZT448.21	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.82 KZT431.66	+51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.23 KZT119.33	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.20 KZT104.75	-78.4%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$1.84 KZT965.27	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$14.74 KZT7,723.87	+21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$21,631.50 KZT11,333,852.22	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$5.53 KZT2,899.10	+42.5%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Indonesia	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$11.58 KZT6,066.75	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$345.54 KZT181,043.50	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$248.07 KZT129,976.52	+51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$36.43 KZT19,088.89	-23.8%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 37.4% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$204.89 KZT107,353.73	+82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$5,596.30 KZT2,932,190.53	-7.7%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$1.19 KZT625.22	-56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$1.97 KZT1,032.58	+15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$1.93 KZT1,013.39	-11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$37.19 KZT19,484.17	+39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$4.46 KZT2,338.32	+41.4%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$70.88 KZT37,138.09	+68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$43.23 KZT22,651.01	+54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$97.08 KZT50,865.26	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$80.68 KZT42,272.69	+23.9%
Average			+47.3%

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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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