Kuwait City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$711
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 31% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4890th ($1457 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1287th and 91st 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
$9.81
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$6369

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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057