Kuwait City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$698	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$689
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	23
😀 Quality of life	75	56
🏙️ Population	2.99M	1.37M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 62% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 3893rd and 6234th ($1393 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Kuwait and Turkey, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 1114th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Samsun

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	Kuwait City	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.69	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$7315

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683