Kathmandu vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$134
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2078
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
47
77
🏙️ Population
846K
2.99M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 71% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8916th and 4191st ($424 vs $1437) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6934th and 1006th 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
$1.97
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$9163

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$295
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$303
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$293
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$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
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$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451