Kuwait City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kuwait City	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1437	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3460	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$686	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1204	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2078	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	2.99M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 58% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4191st and 62nd ($1437 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 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 1006th and 50th 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	$12.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6113	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2371	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.97	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$124	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9163	$23685

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$703
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$522
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$548
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$469
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$454
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$496
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$917
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$457
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$452
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$573
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$778
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$517
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$514
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$471
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$459
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1059
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$621
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$965
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1340
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1218
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1062
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$505
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$556
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$573
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$484
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$469
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$451

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000