Kuwait City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$716
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
77
77
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 36% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4189th and 5151st ($1461 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 1096th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Saitama

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Kuwait City Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$15321

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102