Kuwait City vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kuwait City | Medina | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kuwait City is 15% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3893rd and 4439th ($1393 vs $1215) 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1114th and 3899th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 46 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 82 km or 51 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 112 km or 69 mi |  Abadan | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Basra | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Behbahan | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Bushehr | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Shushtar | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Masjed Soleyman | |
| 312 km or 194 mi |  Jubail | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Borazjan | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Izeh | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Samawah | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Qatif | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Dezful | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kazerun | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Yasuj | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Dammam | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Kut | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Dhahran | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Shahr-e Kord | |
| 435 km or 270 mi |  Manama | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Isa Town | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Riffa | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Shiraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Kufa | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Najaf | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Dorud | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Shahreza |
Cities near Medina
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 168 km or 104 mi | Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Jeddah | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Mecca | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Ha'il | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Unaizah | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Tabuk | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Bisha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Sakakah | |
| 650 km or 404 mi |  Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Hurghada | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Bareq | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | El Gouna | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Dahab | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Aswan | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Luxor | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Qena | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Riyadh | |
| 723 km or 449 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 729 km or 453 mi |  Eilat | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Ma'an | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Abha | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Tafilah | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Sohag | |
| 839 km or 522 mi | Al-Karak | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Dimona | |
| 870 km or 540 mi | Arad | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Beersheba | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Asyut | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Hebron | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Dura | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Ofakim | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | Rahat | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Amman | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Najran | |
| 913 km or 567 mi | Bethlehem |