Alexandria vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$103
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.99M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8976th and 4189th ($400 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6248th and 1096th 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
$4.25
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$8046

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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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