Kuwait City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$686
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 118% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4191st and 7558th ($1437 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1006th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Ningbo

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Kuwait City Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$15801

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$708
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$1247
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$703
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$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538