Kuwait City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$725
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$2722
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.76M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 22% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3697th and 2281st ($1424 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 1759th and 30th 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
$8.22
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576