Kuwait City vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$698	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$498
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	78
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	2.99M	9.94M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 43% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 3893rd and 5647th ($1393 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Peru, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 1114th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Lima

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	Kuwait City	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.69	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$7764

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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

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697