Austin vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
962K
2.99M

The cost of living in Austin is 70% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 812th and 3883rd ($2473 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 116th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Kuwait City

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Austin Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$7012

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$2226
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$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
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$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
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$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
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$2003
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$2035
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$2299

Cities near Kuwait City

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