Kobe vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$481
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kobe is 23% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4855th and 3883rd ($1119 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Japan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Japan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 631st and 1287th 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
$6.03
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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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
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$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
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527