Kuwait City vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$711	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$4357
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	74	100
🏙️ Population	2.99M	5.03M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 39% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3883rd and 923rd ($1457 vs $2397) 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 1.5 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 1287th and 1st 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	$9.81	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$21306

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913