Kuwait City vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$741	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	2.99M	726K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 42% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4115th and 5415th ($1454 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 340th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 884th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Sagamihara

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	Kuwait City	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$10783

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076