Jerusalem vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
43
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
936K
2.99M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 70% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 911th and 4189th ($2483 vs $1461) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 410th and 1096th 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
$25.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$8046

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479