Kuwait City vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$698
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$2174
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 7% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3893rd and 3460th ($1393 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 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 1114th and 412th 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
$9.69
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536