Kobe vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$474
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kobe is 24% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4945th and 4115th ($1106 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 708th and 884th 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
$6.42
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470