Kuwait City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$725
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$399
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
67
😀 Quality of life
73
59
🏙️ Population
2.99M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 121% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3697th and 7242nd ($1424 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Kenya, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1759th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Nairobi

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Kuwait City Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747