Kuwait City vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$711
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 31% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4893rd ($1457 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Oman, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1287th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Muscat

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Kuwait City Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$8649

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$716
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548