Kuwait City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuwait City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$698
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 189% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 3893rd and 8745th ($1393 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Kuwait and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1114th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kuwait City vs Medan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kuwait City vs Medan

Prices for goods and services in Kuwait City and Medan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuwait City Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$10763

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$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

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501