Houston vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison
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Houston | Kuwait City | |
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🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
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🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Houston is 54% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1272nd and 3896th ($2243 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1118th 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 14th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 85th and 1307th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Houston vs Kuwait City
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Houston | Kuwait City | |
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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 |
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22 km or 14 mi | Pasadena | |
25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
41 km or 25 mi | League | |
42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |
Cities near Kuwait City
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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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 |