Bucharest vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$474
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
43
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 29% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5565th and 3893rd ($988 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Kuwait, respectively. Check Romania vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 645th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kuwait City

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Bucharest Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$6378

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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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