Kuwait City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kuwait City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3476	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$716	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1240	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1981	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	2.99M	5.45M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 49% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4189th and 348th ($1461 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Australia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Australia 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 Sydney. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1096th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Sydney

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	Kuwait City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$831	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7223	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.98	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.2	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8046	$21946

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$707
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$556
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$492
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$465
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$546
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$476
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$581
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$823
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$574
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$569
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$523
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$487
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1037
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$627
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$931
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1309
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1192
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1109
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$565
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$554
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$546
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$547
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$479

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864