Kuwait City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$741
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
55
😀 Quality of life
79
62
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 212% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4115th and 8825th ($1454 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Kuwait and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 884th and 5663rd 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
$11.5
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$10637

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$726
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$1283
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$730
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$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
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$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
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$534