Damascus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$291
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
25
43
😀 Quality of life
34
75
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.99M

The cost of living in Damascus is 54% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7300th and 3893rd ($638 vs $1393) 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7688th and 1114th 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
$5.01
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$6378

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502