Ankara vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$570
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.99M

The cost of living in Ankara is 23% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4905th and 4115th ($1118 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Kuwait, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 2097th and 884th 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
$9.47
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

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