Kuwait City vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$991
🏠 One person rent
$698
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$172
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$273
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
38
😀 Quality of life
75
36
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.54M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 253% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 3893rd and 8967th ($1393 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Kuwait and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 1114th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Palembang

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Kuwait City Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$5.73
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$4.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$7821

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$740
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$1210
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$736
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$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$417
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$458
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$458
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$432
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$500
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$488
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$492
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$558
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$701
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$518
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$385
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$539
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$513
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3059
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$563
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$759
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$542
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$883
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$703
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$679
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$521
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$427
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$682
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$543
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$430
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$669
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$490
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$480
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$604
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$532