Jerusalem vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5689
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$674
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
936K
2.99M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 68% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 950th and 4115th ($2447 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Kuwait, respectively. Check Israel vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 351st and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kuwait City

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Jerusalem Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.4
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.82
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1189
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2738
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2087
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14293
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9538
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23696
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$987
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1072
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$837
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1998
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1021
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1732
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2347
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1947
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2142
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2064
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$915
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2303
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1937
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$807
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2040
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2937
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2290
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2153
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$548
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2108
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1855
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1879
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1850

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$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