Kathmandu vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$147
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
846K
2.99M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 70% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8885th and 3883rd ($443 vs $1457) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6524th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7012

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$339
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$297
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$331
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$303
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$268
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$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
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$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
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$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
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$379
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$282
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$329
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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
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$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
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$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
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$566
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$585
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$559
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$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527