Kuwait City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$716
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
2.99M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 129% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4189th and 7642nd ($1461 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kuwait and Iran, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1096th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Tehran

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Kuwait City Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$2262

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488