Jacksonville vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$3423
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$741
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$2360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	43
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	950K	2.99M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 53% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1415th and 4115th ($2222 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 278th and 884th 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	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$7065

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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