Kuwait City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$741
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 36% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4115th and 5094th ($1454 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 884th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Sendai

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Kuwait City Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$5899

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013