Kuwait City vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$716
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 2% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4189th and 4274th ($1461 vs $1428) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1096th and 3354th 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
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023