Kuwait City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$725
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$3776
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
73
98
🏙️ Population
2.99M
4.53M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 40% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3697th and 933rd ($1424 vs $2356) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1759th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Melbourne

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Kuwait City Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$18868

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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
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$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481