Calgary vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$3814
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$711
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1511
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$2257
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	43
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.99M

The cost of living in Calgary is 48% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1473rd and 3883rd ($2149 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Kuwait, respectively. Check Canada vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 131st and 1287th 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	$16.9	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7012

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$557
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$879
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$588
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$507
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$548
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$559
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$541
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$490
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$586
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$878
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$588
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$583
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$537
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$489
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$989
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$631
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$870
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1267
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1226
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1218
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$558
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$566
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$585
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$559
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$546
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$518
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$527