Kuwait City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$725
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$3866
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.43M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 36% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3697th and 1242nd ($1424 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th in Kuwait and the United States, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1759th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$19044

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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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$2146
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$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108