Damascus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$310
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1981
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7406th and 4189th ($675 vs $1461) 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 7899th and 1096th 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
$9.24
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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