Alexandria vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$3608
🏠 One person rent
$110
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
42
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.99M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 9104th and 3141st ($326 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Kuwait City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6192nd and 1600th 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
$3.57
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$7870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$3151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$6668

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$555
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$960
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$543
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$634
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$553
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$687
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$815
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$542
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$633
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$686
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$785
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$632
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$688
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$637
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$907
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$686
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$689
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$606
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$880
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$606
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$615
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$687
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$650
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$987
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$617
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$952
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$536
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$652
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1277
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1277
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1245
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$947
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$603
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$506
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$650
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$690
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$689
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$687