Kuwait City vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$716
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
77
49
🏙️ Population
2.99M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 238% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4189th and 8919th ($1461 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kuwait and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 1096th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Lahore

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Kuwait City Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$1393

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323