Kuwait City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$741
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.8M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 24% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4115th and 2306th ($1454 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Kuwait and Canada, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 884th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Montreal

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Kuwait City Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$4789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811