Kuwait City vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$716
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
8
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
2.99M
24.7K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 11% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4189th and 3471st ($1461 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1096th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Victoria

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Kuwait City Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$8971

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$711
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419