Kuwait City vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$711
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$937
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
43
55
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
2.99M
39K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 53% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 3883rd and 5974th ($1457 vs $952) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 1287th and 6160th 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
$9.81
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$5.4
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$3782

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$716
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671