Damascus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$315
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
39
79
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.99M

The cost of living in Damascus is 54% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7287th and 4115th ($671 vs $1454) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7834th and 884th 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
$7.99
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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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