Kuwait City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$725
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$2926
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 34% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3697th and 1355th ($1424 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Kuwait and Canada, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1759th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Ottawa

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Kuwait City Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$21213

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874