Kuwait City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$725
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$2566
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
2.99M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 13% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3697th and 2922nd ($1424 vs $1642) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1759th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561