Kuwait City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$698
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
68
😀 Quality of life
75
59
🏙️ Population
2.99M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 83% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3893rd and 6622nd ($1393 vs $760) 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1114th and 5369th 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
$9.69
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$7984

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$740
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785