Austin vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2455
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5709
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1585
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5262
$2507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
962K
2.99M

The cost of living in Austin is 76% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 858th and 3893rd ($2455 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United States vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 142nd and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1949
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3348
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4187
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1385
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22096
$6378

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$2148
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$2132
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$2134
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$2033
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$1944
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$2152
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$1853
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$2230
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$2215
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$2107
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$2089
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$2698
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$2133
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$1799
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$2028
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$2087
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$2093
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$2155
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$2170
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$2265
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$2190
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$2108
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$2159
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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502