Kuwait City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$711
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 181% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 3883rd and 8536th ($1457 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Kuwait and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1287th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Medan

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Kuwait City Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$11482

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$716
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$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
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$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544