Kuwait City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$725
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$6398
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 55% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3697th and 72nd ($1424 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1759th and 34th 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
$8.22
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$8.42
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$31623

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862