Kuwait City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$6392
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
2.99M
737K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 50% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3883rd and 206th ($1457 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 1287th and 102nd 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
$9.81
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263