Kuwait City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$741
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
2.99M
791K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 44% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4115th and 5515th ($1454 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 884th and 3269th 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
$11.5
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$14992

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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001