Almaty vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$477
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.99M

The cost of living in Almaty is 39% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6307th and 4115th ($884 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4103rd and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470