Jakarta vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$375
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$2257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
43
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.99M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 48% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6641st and 3883rd ($757 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Kuwait, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4600th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Kuwait City

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Jakarta Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$7012

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527