Kuwait City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuwait City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$698
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$1611
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 16% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3893rd and 4495th ($1393 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 1114th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kuwait City vs Saitama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kuwait City vs Saitama

Prices for goods and services in Kuwait City and Saitama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuwait City Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$14676

Cost of living in other countries

Kuwait CitySaitama

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125