Kuwait City vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$741
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
22
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 23% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4115th and 4743rd ($1454 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 884th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Medina

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Kuwait City Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$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
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987