Jeddah vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$541
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.99M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 21% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4809th and 4115th ($1155 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 894th and 884th 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
$6.64
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$7065

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$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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