Kuwait vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1456
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3812
$2393
🏠 One person rent
$711
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$800
💸 GDP per capita
$37533
$11361
😃 Human freedom index
6.25
7.14
❤️ Life expectancy
80.3
75.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
36
🌐 English speaking %
20%
55%
🎓 Higher education
54
82
😀 Quality of life
66
58
🏙️ Population
4.46M
7.02M

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1456) is 47% more expensive than in Serbia ($990). Kuwait ranked 38th vs 88th 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 1.6 months in Kuwait compared to 0.8 months in Serbia. Ranked 48th and 60th 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
$9.81
$9.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$98.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5805
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$2161
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$8.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7010
$6061

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In Kuwait

City Cost of living Population
Kuwait City
$1457
2.99M
Al Wafrah
$1268
10K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1204
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1040
380K
Nis
$743
183K
Pristina
$661
199K
Kragujevac
$737
151K
Subotica
$797
106K
Valjevo
$658
90.3K
Cacak
$697
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$692
66.5K
Mitrovica
$521
71.6K