Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Jakarta, Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 9.2% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 30.8% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 15.8% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Jakarta

The cost of groceries and transportation in Jakarta are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD3.000	$3.03 IDR50,725.15	-68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.500	$3.41 IDR57,132.54	-58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.210	$0.62 IDR10,413.70	-6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.35 IDR5,917.25	-15.2%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$1.22 IDR20,362.18	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$3.49 IDR58,358.71	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.780	$5.40 IDR90,442.72	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$1.95 IDR32,682.68	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$1.62 IDR27,174.33	-44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$1.38 IDR23,134.93	+31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.74 IDR12,400.41	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.06 IDR17,691.96	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.75 IDR12,587.29	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.80 IDR13,364.79	+61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$1.25 IDR20,974.13	+228.7%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$3.24 IDR54,193.88	+152.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.000	$12.75 IDR213,579.58	-73.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,801.110	$25,509.65 IDR427,159,155.26	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.000	$3.31 IDR55,423.90	-88.7%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.200	$28.49 IDR477,005.87	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD270.630	$449.61 IDR7,528,680.11	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.480	$261.47 IDR4,378,381.34	-61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.710	$77.94 IDR1,305,036.97	+88.5%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.890	$170.06 IDR2,847,727.70	-63.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,135.350	$9,157.99 IDR153,350,588.13	+31.9%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$2.23 IDR37,376.43	+37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.840	$2.32 IDR38,855.05	-61.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$2.74 IDR45,919.61	-11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.850	$29.26 IDR489,907.36	-74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.500	$3.19 IDR53,394.89	-72.0%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.000	$56.54 IDR946,732.51	+33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.820	$34.50 IDR577,635.68	-32.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.610	$87.37 IDR1,462,984.51	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.170	$86.38 IDR1,446,516.23	-8.9%
Average			-3.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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