Addis Ababa vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$758
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
34
43
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.99M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4635th and 4189th ($1269 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Kuwait, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7273rd and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kuwait City

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Addis Ababa Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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