Kuwait City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$3150
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 35% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3883rd and 1290th ($1457 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Kuwait and Canada, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1287th and 167th 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
$9.81
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$20100

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884