Kuwait City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$711
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$5275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 54% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3883rd and 72nd ($1457 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Kuwait and the United States, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1287th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Los Angeles

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Kuwait City Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$28613

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754