Kuwait City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$725
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$269
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 185% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 3697th and 8502nd ($1424 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1759th and 6617th 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
$8.22
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$11223

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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465