Kuwait City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$725
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$3743
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
73
98
🏙️ Population
2.99M
4.84M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3697th and 318th ($1424 vs $2741) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1759th and 3rd 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
$8.22
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$17934

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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
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$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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$1998
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$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
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$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
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$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
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$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
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$1673
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$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816