Common information

Capital
Kuwait City
Language
Arabic
Currency
Kuwaiti Dinar
Population
2 695 316
Phone code
+965

Cost of living and prices in Kuwait

Shared room
outside of centre412USD/month
in city centre521USD/month
One bedroom apartment
outside of centre624USD/month
in city centre768USD/month
Restaurants
Meal Inexpensive Restaurant 1 pers. 5 USD
Meal Mid-range Restaurant 2 pers. 40 USD
Meal McMeal at McDonalds 1 pc. 6 USD
Drinks Domestic Beer 0.5 liters 2 USD
Drinks Imported Beer 0.33 liters 3 USD
Drinks Coke/Pepsi 0.33 liters 1 USD
Drinks Water 0.33 liters 0 USD
Drinks Cappuccino Portion 4 USD
Markets
Food Water 1.5 liters 1 USD
Food Loaf Bread 500 g. 1 USD
Food Eggs 12 pc. 2 USD
Food Milk 1 liter 1 USD
Food Onion 1 kg. 1 USD
Food Lettuce 1 head 2 USD
Food Rice white 1 kg. 2 USD
Food Potato 1 kg. 1 USD
Food Potato 1 kg. 1 USD
Food Cheese Local 1 kg. 7 USD
Meat Chicken Breasts 1 kg. 5 USD
Fruits Apples 1 kg. 2 USD
Fruits Banana 1 kg. 2 USD
Fruits Oranges 1 kg. 2 USD
Alcohol Wine, Mid-Range 1 bottle 172 USD
Alcohol Domestic Beer 0.5 liters 2 USD
Alcohol Imported Beer 0.33 liters 2 USD
Cigarettes Marlboro 1 pack 2 USD
Transportation
Public transport One-way 1 ticket 1 USD
Public transport Monthly Pass 1 month 49 USD
Taxi Taxi Start Start 3 USD
Taxi Normal Tariff 1 km 3 USD
Taxi Waiting 1 hour 9 USD
Fuel Gasoline 1 liter 0 USD
Automobile Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline 1 pc. 18,141 USD
Entertainment
Sport Fitness Club Fee 1 month 110 USD
Sport Tennis Court Rent 1 hour 48 USD
Rest Cinema, International Release 1 seat 12 USD
Goods
Clothing Jeans, Levis 501 1 Pair 56 USD
Clothing Summer Dress in Zara, H&M 1 pc. 48 USD
Shoes Nike Running Shoes 1 pair 87 USD
Shoes Men Leather Business Shoes 1 pair 90 USD
Accommodation
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 bedroom 960 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 bedroom 781 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 3 bedrooms 1,954 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 3 bedrooms 1,543 USD
Utilities Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 1 month 45 USD
Communication Mobile Calls 1 min. 0 USD
Communication Unlimited Internet 1 month 40 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 sq. meter 4,170 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 sq. meter 3,422 USD
Salary Disposable Salary 1 month 1,925 USD
Mortgage Interest Rate 1 year 5.25

List of largest cities in Kuwait

Al Ahmadi
637 411
Hawalli
164 212
As Salimiyah
147 649
Sabah as Salim
139 163
Al Farwaniyah
86 525
Al Fahahil
68 290
Kuwait City
60 064
Ar Rumaythiyah
58 135
Ar Riqqah
52 068
Salwa
40 945
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Ratings

Main factors in Kuwait

Ecology
2.2
Medicine
9.5
Climate
8.7
Safety
5.9
Traffic
3.6
Live quality
4.4

Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kuwait

Season Autumn Winter Spring Summer
Month Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Year
Record high, °C 47 43 37 30 27 31 38 42 47 48 51 50 51
Average high, °C 41 33 26 19 17 20 24 31 37 42 44 43 31
Average temperature, °C 33 27 20 14 13 15 19 25 31 35 36 36 25
Average low, °C 26 21 15 10 7 10 13 19 25 28 30 29 19
Record low, °C 16 10 3 -2 0 -1 0 7 13 22 22 22 -2
Rain, days 0 3 4 8 7 6 9 6 3 0 0 0 46
Fog, days 2 5 4 10 11 7 4 1 0 0 1 1 46
Thunderstorms, days 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 13
Average precipitation, mm. 0 1 15 20 25 17 14 12 4 0 0 0 109
Relative humidity, % 34 45 56 65 67 60 51 45 35 28 28 30 45
Relative humidity morning, % 35 50 65 79 80 74 67 53 37 24 23 28 51
Relative humidity evening, % 13 22 32 44 44 37 30 23 15 9 9 11 24
Wind speed, km/h 18 16 16 16 16 17 17 19 19 26 24 21 19
Day Length, часов 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13
Dew point, °C 8 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 7 4 6 8 80
Growing degree-day, °C 664 531 303 126 73 141 293 442 633 716 760 757 5438
Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 23 18 13 11 12 16 19 21 25 29 27 26 20