Kuwait City vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kuwait City	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3476	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$716	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1240	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1981	$305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	76
😀 Quality of life	77	65
🏙️ Population	2.99M	3.01M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 166% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4189th and 8392nd ($1461 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Kuwait and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 1096th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Surabaya

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	Kuwait City	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$831	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7223	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.98	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8046	$9112

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$707
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$556
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$492
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$465
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$546
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$476
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$581
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$823
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$574
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$569
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$523
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$487
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1037
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$627
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$931
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1309
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1192
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1109
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$565
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$554
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$546
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$547
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$479

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493