Alexandria vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
49
43
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.99M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 9207th and 3883rd ($310 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Kuwait, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6328th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Kuwait City

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Alexandria Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527