Kuwait City vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$741	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	49
😀 Quality of life	79	56
🏙️ Population	2.99M	1.57M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 163% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4115th and 8247th ($1454 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Kuwait and Iran, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 884th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Shiraz

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	Kuwait City	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$2133

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Cities near Kuwait City

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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719