Kuwait City vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$686
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 3% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4191st and 4074th ($1437 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kuwait and Mexico, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1006th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Mexico City

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Kuwait City Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$13182

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005