Kuwait City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$7509
🏠 One person rent
$725
$2032
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$3829
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$6776
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
2.99M
690K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 54% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3697th and 96th ($1424 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in Kuwait and the United States, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 1759th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$28279

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$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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Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2369
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2215
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2359
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2325
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2730
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2362
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2258
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2714
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2428
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2662
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2518
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2592
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2522
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3110
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2591
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2674
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2426
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2863
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2849
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2421
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2685
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2367
57 km or 35 mi Baltimore
$2197
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2518
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2308
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1876
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2433
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2416
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2401
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1906
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2255
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2107
122 km or 76 mi York
$1846