Kathmandu vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$156
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$2222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
846K
2.99M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 68% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8752nd and 3697th ($455 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Kuwait, respectively. Check Nepal vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6452nd and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kuwait City

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Kathmandu Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$6644

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$272
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$310
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$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
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$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531