Bucharest vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bucharest Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$449
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
43
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5593rd and 3697th ($961 vs $1424) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 703rd and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bucharest vs Kuwait City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bucharest vs Kuwait City

Prices for goods and services in Bucharest and Kuwait City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bucharest Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$6644

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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