Kuwait City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$725
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$828
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 110% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3697th and 6976th ($1424 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1759th and 5865th 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
$8.22
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$9922

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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524