Kuwait City vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$741	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	2.99M	133K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 10% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4115th and 4439th ($1454 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Maldives, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 884th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Male

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	Kuwait City	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$3575

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Cities near Kuwait City

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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327