Almaty vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$499
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.99M

The cost of living in Almaty is 35% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6015th and 3883rd ($941 vs $1457) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4176th and 1287th 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
$8.28
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527