Calgary vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.99M

The cost of living in Calgary is 43% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1781st and 4115th ($2079 vs $1454) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 160th and 884th 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
$16.7
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$7065

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$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

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