Hiroshima vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$334
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 40% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6460th and 4189th ($877 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 1st in Japan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Japan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 88th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kuwait City

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Hiroshima Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479