Kuwait City vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$711
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
43
30
😀 Quality of life
74
25
🏙️ Population
2.99M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 172% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3883rd and 8393rd ($1457 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kuwait and Kenya, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1287th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Meru

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Kuwait City Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$8360

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$716
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$1268
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$713
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$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
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$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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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545