Baku vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$320
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
43
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.99M

The cost of living in Baku is 47% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6540th and 3883rd ($776 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5306th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Kuwait City

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Baku Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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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