Kuwait City vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$698
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
92
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 20% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3893rd and 4604th ($1393 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kuwait and Mexico, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1114th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$9034

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804