Cairo vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$189
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$2360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
84
43
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.99M

The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4115th ($473 vs $1454) 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 0.4 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 5895th and 884th 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
$4.18
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$7065

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470