Ankara vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$439
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$2257
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ankara is 38% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6106th and 3883rd ($907 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Kuwait, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 1608th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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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