Kuwait City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$711
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1634
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
2.99M
791K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 32% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4902nd ($1457 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 1287th and 3769th 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
$9.81
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$15392

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$716
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$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046