Dhaka vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$3814
🏠 One person rent	$121	$711
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1511
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$2257
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.99M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 71% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8916th and 3883rd ($428 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Kuwait, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5968th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kuwait City

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	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$7012

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$557
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$879
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$588
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$507
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$548
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$559
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$541
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$490
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$586
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$878
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$588
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$583
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$537
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$489
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$989
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$631
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$870
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1267
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1226
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1218
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$558
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$566
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$585
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$559
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$546
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$518
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$527