Kuwait City vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$725
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$197
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.57M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 135% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3697th and 7596th ($1424 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1759th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$2132

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698