Dubai vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Kuwait City | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 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 Dubai is 71% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 989th and 3893rd ($2379 vs $1393) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 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 288th and 1114th 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 | ||
| 🥂 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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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Kuwait City
| 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 |