Kuwait City vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$741	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	2.99M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 38% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4115th and 1191st ($1454 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kuwait and Australia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 884th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Perth

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	Kuwait City	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$13377

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736