Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkey and Kuwait Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkey and Kuwait

🙂 Solo nomad: Turkey is 4.7% cheaper than Kuwait without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Turkey is 7.3% cheaper than Kuwait without rent, and 24.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.95 ₺352
$8.21 KWD 2.51
9.01%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.67 ₺1,482
$48.75 KWD 14.9
-22.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.75 ₺305
$7.99 KWD 2.44
-3.00%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.49 KWD 0.76
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.19 KWD 0.98
-
Cappuccino
$3.23 ₺127
$5.24 KWD 1.6
-38.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 ₺51.7
$0.5 KWD 0.15
162.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 ₺17.67
$0.35 KWD 0.11
28.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.57 ₺140
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.51 ₺177
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 ₺40.35
$1.55 KWD 0.47
-33.55%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 ₺31.21
$1.11 KWD 0.34
-28.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 ₺85.2
$1.85 KWD 0.56
17.30%
Eggs
$2.35 ₺92.5
$2.02 KWD 0.62
16.34%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.02 ₺394
$6.13 KWD 1.87
63.46%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.97 ₺235
$6.61 KWD 2.02
-9.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.17 ₺754
$9.71 KWD 2.97
97.43%
Apples (1kg)
$1.33 ₺52.5
$2.37 KWD 0.72
-43.88%
Banana (1kg)
$2.19 ₺86.3
$1.82 KWD 0.56
20.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.18 ₺46.43
$1.71 KWD 0.52
-30.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.46 ₺57.4
$1.5 KWD 0.46
-2.67%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 ₺30.21
$1.32 KWD 0.4
-41.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 ₺22.84
$1.21 KWD 0.37
-52.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1 ₺39.36
$2.05 KWD 0.63
-51.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ₺20.04
$0.46 KWD 0.14
10.87%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$3.18 KWD 0.97
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.18 KWD 0.36
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.69 KWD 0.52
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.21 ₺87
$3.01 KWD 0.92
-26.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.63 ₺418
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.08 ₺81.7
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 ₺116
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 ₺25.88
$1 KWD 0.3
-34.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.2 ₺1,818
$49.26 KWD 15.05
-6.21%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 ₺41.35
$3.32 KWD 1.02
-68.37%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.66 ₺25.8
$3.32 KWD 1.02
-80.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.82 ₺308
$16.46 KWD 5.03
-52.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 ₺47.63
$0.36 KWD 0.11
236.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43K ₺1.7M
$21K KWD 6,421
104.48%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$44.4K ₺1.7M
$18.8K KWD 5,741
136.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.5 ₺2,736
$54.3 KWD 16.58
28.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.04 ₺434
$19.85 KWD 6.07
-44.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.73 ₺540
$29.9 KWD 9.14
-54.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.3 ₺1,977
$102 KWD 31.11
-50.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.58 ₺692
$38.67 KWD 11.82
-54.54%
Cinema Ticket
$6.37 ₺250
$11.66 KWD 3.56
-45.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$625 ₺24.6K
$354 KWD 108
76.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.7K ₺499.8K
$6,089 KWD 1,861
108.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.9 ₺2,160
$45.26 KWD 13.83
21.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.44 ₺1,709
$47.26 KWD 14.44
-8.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 ₺4,093
$97.8 KWD 29.89
6.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.2 ₺3,784
$86.9 KWD 26.56
10.65%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$643 ₺25.3K
$842 KWD 257
-23.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$459 ₺18.1K
$638 KWD 195
-27.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,172 ₺46.1K
$1,733 KWD 530
-32.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 ₺28.4K
$1,309 KWD 400
-44.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,981 ₺77.9K
$6,123 KWD 1,871
-67.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,125 ₺44.2K
$2,839 KWD 867
-60.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Turkey
Kuwait
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$825 ₺32.4K
$3,155 KWD 964
-73.87%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
42.38
5.72
640.91%

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Last update for Turkey: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kuwait: October 28, 2025

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