Kuwait City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuwait City Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$686
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$4489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
77
100
🏙️ Population
2.99M
5.35M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 43% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4191st and 829th ($1437 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kuwait and Australia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1006th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Kuwait City vs Melbourne

Prices for goods and services in Kuwait City and Melbourne are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuwait City Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$22313

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132