Jeddah vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$584
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.99M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4757th and 4189th ($1209 vs $1461) 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 1.7 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 990th and 1096th 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
$6.63
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$8046

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$893
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$902
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$942
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$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
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$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
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$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
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$565
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$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
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$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479