Kuwait City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$741
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$4549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4115th and 65th ($1454 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 884th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$26874

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927