Ankara vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$495
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$1981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ankara is 30% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5466th and 4189th ($1027 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Kuwait, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 2214th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Kuwait City

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Ankara Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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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