Jerusalem vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5127
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1224
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$2310
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
85
75
🏙️ Population
936K
2.99M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 52% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1551st and 3893rd ($2114 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 374th and 1114th 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
$22.2
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.98
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1903
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13235
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8778
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$878
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17799
$6378

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$905
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$996
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$762
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$813
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1556
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2123
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1811
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1930
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1884
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$877
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2156
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1834
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$761
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1890
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2145
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1990
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1931
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$552
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1902
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1680
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1511

Cities near Kuwait City

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