Chennai vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$159
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.99M

The cost of living in Chennai is 70% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8898th and 4115th ($437 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Kuwait, respectively. Check India vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5272nd and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$7065

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$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
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$275
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$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
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$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
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$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
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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
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$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
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$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470