Kuwait City vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$711	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$593
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	40
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	2.99M	573K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 95% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6678th ($1457 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Morocco, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 1287th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Rabat

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	Kuwait City	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$5427

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$557
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$879
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$588
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$507
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$548
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$559
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$541
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$490
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$586
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$878
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$588
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$583
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$537
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$489
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$989
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$631
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$870
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1267
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1226
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1218
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$558
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$566
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$585
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$559
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$546
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$518
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$527

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519