Columbus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
906K
2.99M

The cost of living in Columbus is 50% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1512th and 4115th ($2181 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 217th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kuwait City

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Columbus Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$7065

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$2084
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$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
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$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
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$1743
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$2061

Cities near Kuwait City

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
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470