Kuwait City vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$716
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
33
😀 Quality of life
77
40
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 165% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4189th and 8377th ($1461 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Yemen, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1096th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Sanaa

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Kuwait City Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$3830

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$711
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$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996