Alexandria vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.99M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 9006th and 4115th ($384 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Kuwait, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6233rd and 884th 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
$4.15
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470