Kuwait City vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$698
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$4432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.61M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 42% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3893rd and 955th ($1393 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1114th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Phoenix

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Kuwait City Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$12281

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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

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
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$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724