Kuwait City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$725
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$1220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
2.99M
606K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 25% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3697th and 4604th ($1424 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Latvia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Latvia 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 Riga. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1759th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Riga

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Kuwait City Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$708
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257