Kuwait City vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$741
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
87
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 63% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4115th and 6th ($1454 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 884th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254