Boston vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
676K
2.99M

The cost of living in Boston is 151% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 27th and 4115th ($3652 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United States vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 71st and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kuwait City

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Boston Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$7065

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Kuwait City

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