Kuwait City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$698
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$1530
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
2.99M
791K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 32% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3893rd and 5101st ($1393 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1114th and 3754th 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
$9.69
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$15118

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052