Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 87.1% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 96.4% more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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