Jeddah vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$512
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
76
75
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.99M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 18% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4650th and 3893rd ($1146 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 860th and 1114th 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
$6.67
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.79
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.4
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6204
$6378

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$905
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$902
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$910
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$961
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$861
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$486
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$937
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1131
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$520
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$329
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$482
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$969
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$846
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1006
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$487
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1078
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$335
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$362
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$342
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1637
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$336
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$546
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$481
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$662
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$381
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$943
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$482
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$360
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$781
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$877
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502