Kuwait City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kuwait City | New York City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kuwait City is 65% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4189th and 4th ($1461 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 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 1096th and 18th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 46 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 82 km or 51 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 112 km or 69 mi |  Abadan | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Basra | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Behbahan | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Bushehr | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Shushtar | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Masjed Soleyman | |
| 312 km or 194 mi |  Jubail | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Borazjan | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Izeh | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Samawah | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Qatif | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Dezful | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kazerun | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Yasuj | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Dammam | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Kut | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Dhahran | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Shahr-e Kord | |
| 435 km or 270 mi |  Manama | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Isa Town | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Riffa | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Shiraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Kufa | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Najaf | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Dorud | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Shahreza |
Cities near New York City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.6 mi |  Astoria | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Hoboken | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Jersey | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Union | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | West New York | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Bayonne | |
| 15 km or 9.6 mi | North Bergen | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Secaucus | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Cliffside Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kearny | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Valley Stream | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Fort Lee | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Lyndhurst | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Newark | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Elizabeth | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Belleville | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Hillside | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Long Beach | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Nutley | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | East Orange | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Irvington | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Rockville Centre | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Linden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hackensack | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Bloomfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Teaneck | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Carteret | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Passaic | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Roselle | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Hempstead | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Union Township | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Clifton | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Maplewood | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Montclair | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Bergenfield | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Rahway | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Uniondale | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | West Orange | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | New Rochelle |