Beirut vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$623
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.99M

The cost of living in Beirut is 16% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4447th and 3697th ($1195 vs $1424) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5118th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$6644

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531