Kuwait City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$686
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
54
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
2.99M
791K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 41% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4191st and 5436th ($1437 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 1006th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Niigata

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Kuwait City Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$17418

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$708
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$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009