Kuwait City vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$711	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$676
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	43	23
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	2.99M	1.37M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 78% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6364th ($1457 vs $820) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 1287th and 5645th 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	$9.81	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$11214

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$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

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607