Jeddah vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$583
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
76
77
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.99M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 16% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4730th and 4191st ($1210 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 1324th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kuwait City

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Jeddah Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$9163

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$873
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$871
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$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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