Damascus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$323
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.99M

The cost of living in Damascus is 51% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7245th and 4191st ($706 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Kuwait, respectively. Check Syria vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7855th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kuwait City

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Damascus Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451