Damascus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$271
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
43
😀 Quality of life
32
74
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.99M

The cost of living in Damascus is 54% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7105th and 3883rd ($672 vs $1457) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7854th and 1287th 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
$5.04
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527