Kuwait City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$698
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 32% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3893rd and 5132nd ($1393 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1114th and 156th 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
$9.69
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$5986

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$740
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034