Kuwait City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$716
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 118% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4189th and 7431st ($1461 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1096th and 3738th 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
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$15051

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$711
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$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525