Kuwait City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$725
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$2382
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 39% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3697th and 5135th ($1424 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1759th and 603rd 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
$8.22
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011