Kuwait City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$698
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 56% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3893rd and 80th ($1393 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1114th and 58th 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
$9.69
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$28838

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Kuwait CityLos Angeles

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
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$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
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$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
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$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
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$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
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$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919