Kuwait City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$716
$1249
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$3871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
49
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 31% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4189th and 1668th ($1461 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Kuwait and Canada, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1096th and 123rd 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
$12.9
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$17337

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1866
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2229
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1703
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1868
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1896
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1930
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1935
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1934
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1476
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1927
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1923
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1914
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2047
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1876
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1733
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1907
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1862
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1928
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1940
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1923
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2080
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1897
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1846
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1861
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1723
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891