Kathmandu vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$122
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1981
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
846K
2.99M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8958th and 4189th ($412 vs $1461) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6657th and 1096th 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
$1.72
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$8046

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$284
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$281
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$295
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$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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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