Beirut vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$555
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.99M

The cost of living in Beirut is 20% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4691st and 3883rd ($1165 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Kuwait, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4996th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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