Kuwait City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kuwait City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1437	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3460	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$686	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1204	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2078	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	2.99M	955K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 17% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4191st and 3058th ($1437 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Kuwait and Spain, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 1006th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Tenerife

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	Kuwait City	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6113	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2371	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.97	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$124	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9163	$7249

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$703
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$522
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$548
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$469
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$454
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$496
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$917
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$457
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$452
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$573
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$778
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$517
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$514
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$471
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$459
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1059
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$621
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$965
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1340
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1218
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1062
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$505
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$556
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$573
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$484
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$469
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$451

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469