Kuwait City vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$686
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
23
😀 Quality of life
77
69
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 24% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4191st and 4843rd ($1437 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 1006th and 4103rd 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
$12.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$5520

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$708
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$703
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$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$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
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077