Jakarta vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$285
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$2078
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
43
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.99M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 56% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7756th and 4191st ($627 vs $1437) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 3291st and 1006th 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
$2.19
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$9163

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$515
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$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
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$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451