Kobe vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$453
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kobe is 25% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5047th and 4189th ($1103 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Japan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 681st and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Kuwait City

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Kobe Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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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