Kuwait vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3688
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$725
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2229
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$41080
$650
😃 Human freedom index
6.25
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
78.7
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
16
🌐 English speaking %
20%
9%
🎓 Higher education
54
25
😀 Quality of life
65
14
🏙️ Population
4.6M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1423) is 182% more expensive than in Yemen ($505). Kuwait ranked 35th vs 176th for Yemen 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 Yemen. Ranked 49th and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Kuwait and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$5.42
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6425
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6643
$2850

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$523
2.96M
Taiz
$490
615K
Al Hudaydah
$489
548K
Aden
$486
507K
Ibb
$481
351K
Dhamar
$470
160K
Mukalla
$468
144K
Sayyan
$467
70K
Sa'dah
$467
70.2K
Zabid
$466
50.8K