Addis Ababa vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$407
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.99M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 35% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5819th and 3697th ($923 vs $1424) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7141st and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6644

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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531