Istanbul vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$587
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
15.5M
2.99M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 23% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4816th and 3883rd ($1125 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Kuwait, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 790th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Kuwait City

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Istanbul Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

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