Cairo vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$201
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1981
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.99M

The cost of living in Cairo is 65% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8680th and 4189th ($506 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Kuwait, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5610th and 1096th 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
$4.85
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479