Dubai vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
43
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.99M

The cost of living in Dubai is 59% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1098th and 3883rd ($2309 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 306th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kuwait City

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Dubai Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Kuwait City

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