Kuwait City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$716
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$4258
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4189th and 72nd ($1461 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1096th and 55th 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
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974