Kocaeli vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1887
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$402
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
43
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 43% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6521st and 4115th ($835 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Turkey and Kuwait, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6203rd and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.93%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1206
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7174
$7065

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$915
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$695
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$777
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$713
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$655
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$612
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$725
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$724
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$679
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$562
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$704
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$691
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$745
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$578
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$780
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$664
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$574
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$699
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$732
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$848
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$821
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$1118
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$1151
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$725
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$697
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$1039
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$759
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$759
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$726
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$1283
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$730
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$549
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$719
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$542
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$889
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$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$669
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$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
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$681
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$530
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$517
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$930
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$477
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$459
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$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
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$566
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$560
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$503
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$463
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$1008
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$630
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$908
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$474
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$352
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$1237
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$1230
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$1201
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$553
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$555
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$570
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$540
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$806
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$508
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