Kuwait City vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$904
🏠 One person rent
$711
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$187
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
43
67
😀 Quality of life
74
31
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 287% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3883rd and 9038th ($1457 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kuwait and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 1287th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Rawalpindi

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Kuwait City Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$1015

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$705
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$552
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$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
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$588
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$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
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$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
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$537
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$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
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$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
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$495
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$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
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$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
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$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
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$527

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$439
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$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
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$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
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$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
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$319
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$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
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$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
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$360
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$430
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$371
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$476
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$273
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$397
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$286