Kuwait City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$686
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
66
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 7% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4191st and 3851st ($1437 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1006th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Sharjah

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Kuwait City Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$8199

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$708
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$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469