Islamabad vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$198
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
43
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.99M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 70% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8895th and 3883rd ($439 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6293rd and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kuwait City

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Islamabad Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$7012

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$323
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$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
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$341
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$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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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