Kuwait City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$698	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$1519
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	70
😀 Quality of life	75	81
🏙️ Population	2.99M	330K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 7% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3893rd and 4211th ($1393 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kuwait and Cyprus, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 1114th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Nicosia

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	Kuwait City	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.69	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$6962

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647