Cairo vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$193
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.99M

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8130th and 3697th ($549 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Kuwait, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5556th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kuwait City

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Cairo Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$6644

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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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