Almaty vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$531
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.99M

The cost of living in Almaty is 29% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5468th and 4191st ($1014 vs $1437) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 3901st and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kuwait City

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Almaty Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451