Kuwait City vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$725
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$836
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
43
55
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
2.99M
39K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 41% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 3697th and 5228th ($1424 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and the Palestine, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 1759th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Ramallah

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Kuwait City Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$3737

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$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499