Kuwait City vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$711
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 71% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6257th ($1457 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1287th and 3833rd 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
$9.81
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$7706

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$716
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$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934