Kuwait City vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$741
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
92
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 9% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4115th and 4418th ($1454 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kuwait and Mexico, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 884th and 3317th 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
$11.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030