Columbus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
906K
2.99M

The cost of living in Columbus is 54% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1476th and 3893rd ($2145 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United States vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 249th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$6378

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
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$672
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$536
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$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
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$552
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$901
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$546
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$525
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$582
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$897
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$583
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$577
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$557
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$529
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$1056
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$626
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$1068
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$467
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$397
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$1280
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$1243
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$1223
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$589
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$570
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$587
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$554
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$804
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$563
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$513
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$502