Kuwait City vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$725
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$1705
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 26% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3697th and 4635th ($1424 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Oman, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1759th and 3535th 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
$8.22
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$8464

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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646