Kuwait City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kuwait City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1437	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3460	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$686	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1204	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2078	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	2.99M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 66% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4191st and 4th ($1437 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and the United States, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1006th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs New York City

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	Kuwait City	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6113	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2371	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.97	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$124	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9163	$21713

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$703
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$522
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$548
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$469
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$454
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$496
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$917
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$457
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$452
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$573
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$778
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$517
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$514
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$471
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$459
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1059
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$621
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$965
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1340
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1218
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1062
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$505
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$556
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$573
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$484
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$469
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$451

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192