Kuwait vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3688
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$725
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1622
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2229
$939
💸 GDP per capita
$41080
$11781
😃 Human freedom index
6.25
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
78.7
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
39
🌐 English speaking %
20%
70%
🎓 Higher education
54
12
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
4.6M
436K

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1423) is 13% more expensive than in Maldives ($1263). Kuwait ranked 35th vs 45th for Maldives in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait compared to 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 49th and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Kuwait and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Kuwait Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3
 Cappuccino
$5.42
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$88.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6425
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6643
$3450

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kuwait

City Cost of living Population
Kuwait City
$1424
2.99M
Al Wafrah
$1256
10K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1284
133K
Hulhumale
$1207
50K