Kuwait City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$725
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$733
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
82
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
2.99M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 76% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3697th and 6353rd ($1424 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kuwait and Russia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1759th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
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$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438