Kuwait City vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$716
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$1949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 30% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4189th and 4965th ($1461 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 1096th and 946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Kyoto

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Kuwait City Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$5281

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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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041