Kuwait City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$741
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
60
😀 Quality of life
79
57
🏙️ Population
2.99M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 104% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4115th and 7025th ($1454 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 884th and 6133rd 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
$11.5
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$15234

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$726
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$1283
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$730
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$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
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$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531