Kuwait City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$716
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 45% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4189th and 5585th ($1461 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 1096th and 2145th 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
$12.9
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022