Kuwait City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$741
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
2.99M
737K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 54% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4115th and 125th ($1454 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 884th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Seattle

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Kuwait City Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$29883

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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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114