Columbus vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
906K
2.99M

The cost of living in Columbus is 55% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1248th and 3883rd ($2252 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 242nd and 1287th 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
$19.9
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$7012

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$1832
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$1795
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$1791
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$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
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$1828
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$1860
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$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
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$1735
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$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
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$1623
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$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
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$1568
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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