Kuwait City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$711
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
2.99M
605K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 25% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4672nd ($1457 vs $1169) 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 1.5 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 1287th and 580th 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
$9.81
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$13962

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$716
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$1268
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$713
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$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
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$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363