Houston vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3423
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$741
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$2360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.99M

The cost of living in Houston is 54% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1375th and 4115th ($2240 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 77th and 884th 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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$7065

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470