Karachi vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$179
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2257
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Karachi is 71% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8915th and 3883rd ($429 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6242nd and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kuwait City

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Karachi Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527