Calgary vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$2222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.99M

The cost of living in Calgary is 48% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1526th and 3697th ($2113 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Kuwait, respectively. Check Canada vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 66th and 1759th 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
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$6644

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$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531