Kuwait City vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$686
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
45
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 198% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4191st and 8757th ($1437 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Kuwait and Iran, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1006th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Mashhad

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Kuwait City Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$629

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$694
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$509
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
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$638