Jeddah vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$495
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.99M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 23% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4731st and 3697th ($1100 vs $1424) 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 1.8 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 1616th and 1759th 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
$6.55
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$6644

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$920
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$879
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$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
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$1285
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$606
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$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
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$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531