Jacksonville vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3460
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1204
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$2078
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	43
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	950K	2.99M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 53% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1499th and 4191st ($2192 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 325th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Kuwait City

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	Jacksonville	Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$9163

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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