Kuwait City vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$711
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 22% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4630th ($1457 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kuwait and Mexico, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1287th and 3360th 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
$9.81
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$8550

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709