Calgary vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$3608
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$1846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
54
42
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.99M

The cost of living in Calgary is 39% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1896th and 3141st ($1928 vs $1384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Kuwait, respectively. Check Canada vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Kuwait City. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 67th and 1600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kuwait City

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Calgary Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$1358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$7870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$3151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$6668

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$1741
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$1702
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$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$555
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$960
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$543
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$634
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$553
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$687
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$815
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$542
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$633
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$686
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$785
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$632
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$688
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$637
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$907
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$686
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$689
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$606
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$880
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$606
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$615
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$687
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$650
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$987
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$617
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$952
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$536
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$652
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1277
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1277
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1245
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$947
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$603
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$506
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$650
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$690
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$689
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$687