Kobe vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$460
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$2507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kobe is 21% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4793rd and 3893rd ($1107 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Japan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 674th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$6378

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$1049
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$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502