Kuwait City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$686
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
2.99M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 12% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4191st and 3485th ($1437 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1006th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459