Kuwait City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$686
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
55
😀 Quality of life
77
47
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 217% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4191st and 8852nd ($1437 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Kuwait and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Indonesia 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 Medan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 1006th and 6943rd 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
$12.9
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$7769

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$522
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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
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$451

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Distance City Cost of living
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$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
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$550