Houston vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$2257
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.99M

The cost of living in Houston is 54% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1258th and 3883rd ($2248 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United States vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 82nd and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$7012

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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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