Is Kuwait a good place to live for remote workers?

Kuwait scores 66/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 199.3 Mbps, safety 99, healthcare 84, air quality 2; English not scored) — rank 74 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Kuwait?

Median fixed broadband is around 199.3 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Kuwait?

Single-person essentials run about $1,196/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (2.5× essentials).

Livability · rank 74/167

Is 🇰🇼 Kuwait (Kuwait City) a good place to live?

Quality score 66/100 against essentials of $1,196/month.

The five metrics

Internet 80 199.3 Mbps median broadband, 100% online

Safety 99 0.2 homicides/100k (2020)

Healthcare 84 UHC service coverage 84/100 (2023)

Air quality 2 PM2.5 48.9 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate 0.23 · corruption control 0.22 · stability 0.29 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $16.21 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $16.21/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,196)	Verdict
$2,000	1.7×	very comfortable
$3,000	2.5×	like royalty
$5,000	4.2×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇨🇳 China — quality 53.9, essentials $962/mo
🇪🇪 Estonia — quality 81.2, essentials $1,492/mo
🇬🇷 Greece — quality 73.3, essentials $1,279/mo
🇲🇱 Mali — quality 32.2, essentials $608/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Kuwait a good place to live for remote workers?: Kuwait scores 66/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 199.3 Mbps, safety 99, healthcare 84, air quality 2; English not scored) — rank 74 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Kuwait?: Median fixed broadband is around 199.3 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Kuwait?: Single-person essentials run about $1,196/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (2.5× essentials).