Kuwait City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$711
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1869
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 40% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3883rd and 5386th ($1457 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 1287th and 592nd 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
$9.81
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075