Doha vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Doha | Kuwait City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Doha is 28% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2449th and 3893rd ($1779 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Kuwait, respectively. Check Qatar vs Kuwait comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 562nd and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Doha vs Kuwait City
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| Doha | Kuwait City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 135 km or 84 mi |  Riffa | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Isa Town | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Manama | |
| 175 km or 109 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Dammam | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Qatif | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Jubail | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Sharjah | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Ajman | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 409 km or 254 mi |  Jahrom | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Bushehr | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Borazjan | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Al Ain | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Fasa | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Kazerun | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Fujairah | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Shiraz | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Riyadh | |
| 515 km or 320 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 524 km or 325 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Yasuj | |
| 601 km or 374 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Behbahan | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 635 km or 394 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Abadan | |
| 659 km or 409 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 663 km or 412 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Basra |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 46 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Al Wafrah | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Abadan | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Basra | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Behbahan | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Bushehr | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Shushtar | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Masjed Soleyman | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Jubail | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Borazjan | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Izeh | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Samawah | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Qatif | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Dezful | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kazerun | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Yasuj | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Dammam | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Kut | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Dhahran | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Shahr-e Kord | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Manama | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Isa Town | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Riffa | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Shiraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Kufa | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Najaf | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Dorud | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Shahreza |