Houston vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Houston Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.99M

The cost of living in Houston is 57% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1367th and 4191st ($2261 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 14th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Houston vs Kuwait City

Prices for goods and services in Houston and Kuwait City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Houston Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$9163

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451