Kuwait vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3474
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$716
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$999
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$1021
💸 GDP per capita
$32718
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
6.18
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
33
🌐 English speaking %
20%
55%
🎓 Higher education
54
83
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
4.9M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1461) is 29% more expensive than in Serbia ($1136). Kuwait ranked 42nd vs 77th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 49th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Kuwait and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1895
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$781
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7280
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$2500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$7.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8057
$8202

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In Kuwait

City Cost of living Population
Kuwait City
$1461
2.99M
Al Wafrah
$1281
10K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1378
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1173
260K
Nis
$857
183K
Pristina
$694
227K
Kragujevac
$948
151K
Subotica
$923
106K
Valjevo
$924
90.3K
Cacak
$888
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$851
66.5K
Mitrovica
$571
71.6K