Calgary vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.99M

The cost of living in Calgary is 46% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1759th and 4191st ($2095 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Kuwait, respectively. Check Canada vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 187th and 1006th 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
$19.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$9163

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Kuwait City

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