Chennai vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$159
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.99M

The cost of living in Chennai is 70% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8907th and 3883rd ($433 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Kuwait, respectively. Check India vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4094th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kuwait City

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Chennai Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$7012

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$329
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$243
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$308
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$352
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$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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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