Kuwait vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3688
$1162
🏠 One person rent
$725
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2229
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$41080
$421
😃 Human freedom index
6.25
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
78.7
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
13
🌐 English speaking %
20%
4%
🎓 Higher education
54
38
😀 Quality of life
65
11
🏙️ Population
4.6M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1423) is 193% more expensive than in Syria ($486). Kuwait ranked 35th vs 184th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 49th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait vs Syria

We calculate prices for Kuwait and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$5.42
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$92.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6425
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$9.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$8.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$3.83
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6643
$1894

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In Kuwait

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

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$583
2.5M
Aleppo
$404
1.92M
Homs
$528
775K
Latakia
$436
700K
Hama
$480
697K
Raqqa
$424
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$438
272K
Al-Hasakah
$409
188K
Qamishli
$395
184K
Idlib
$401
165K